hair loss
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhairandloss
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hair
noun[C or U]
uk/heər/us/her/
the mass of thin thread-like structures on the head of a person, or any of these structures that grow out of the skin of a person ...
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loss
noun
uk/lɒs/us/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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(Definition ofhairandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The typical pattern ofhairlossis divided into seven categories.
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Common side effects of valproate in children and adolescents include nausea and vomiting, increased appetite, weight gain, sedation, thrombocytopenia,hairloss, and tremor.
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Patients felt thathairlossmade it "evident that something was wrong" to others.
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Other side effects includehairlossand injury to the nervous system.
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For instance, the side effects of chemotherapy -hairloss, nausea, relentless vomiting - are clear markers of very severe illness.
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Most of the remainder showed no furtherhairloss, and only a few continued to lose hair.
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In an image-oriented society,hairlosshas a significant impact on an individual's emotional state.
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As such,hairlossis a significant issue for many people.
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If anyhairlossat all, then caused distress 38099 38.4%!
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Half of patients described thehairlossas representing a threat to privacy.
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These are, respectively, young males who have a significant degree of baldness and older males who have no indication ofhairloss.
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Chemotherapy usually results inhairloss, as does radiation treatment for brain metastases.
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They may have substantial impact on the number of blood cells, the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and kidneys, and may causehairlossand injury to the nervous system.
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We report here a new mouse mutation that caused associatedhairloss, had effects on mouse biological characteristics, and could be used in related areas of biomedical research.
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Of the many treatments available for androgenetic alopecia, only two (finasteride and minoxidil) have been scientifically shown to be useful in the treatment ofhairloss.
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