senescent alopecia

senescent alopecia
senile alopecia, alopecia senilis thinning of the hair in old age, owing to slowing down of metabolism and fewer nutrients being able to reach the hair follicles; it occurs about equally in men and women and is not related to androgenetic alopecia.

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