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Hair loss
The thinning of hair on the scalp and associated prevention and treatment.
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off-label use
Health care; Hair loss
In the United States, the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permit physicians to prescribe approved medications for other than their intended indications. This practice is known ...
neck
Health care; Hair loss
The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders. Also, any narrow or constricted part of a bone or organ that joins its parts as, for example, the neck of the femur bone.
nutrition
Health care; Hair loss
1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing substance, such as nutritional solutions delivered to hospitalized patients via an IV or IG tube.
libido
Health care; Hair loss
1. Sexual drive. 2. In psychoanalysis, the psychic energy from all instinctive biological drives.
menopause
Health care; Hair loss
The time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop; it is also called the "change of life. " Menopause is the opposite of the menarche.
itching
Health care; Hair loss
An uncomfortable sensation in the skin that feels as if something is crawling on the skin or in the skin, and makes the person want to scratch the affected area.
laser
Health care; Hair loss
A powerful beam of light that can produce intense heat when focused at close range. Lasers are used in medicine in microsurgery, cauterization, for diagnostic purposes, etc. For example, lasers are ...
