ALOPECIA AREATA
\ɐlə͡ʊpˈiːʃəɹ ˈe͡əɹi͡ətə], \ɐləʊpˈiːʃəɹ ˈeəɹiətə], \ɐ_l_əʊ_p_ˈiː_ʃ_ə_ɹ ˈeə_ɹ_iə_t_ə]\
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A microscopically inflammatory, usually reversible, patchy hair loss occurring in sharply defined areas and usually involving the beard or scalp. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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sharply circumscribed patches of baldness.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.