alopecia areata (common name)
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Meanings
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alopecia areata; patchy hair loss
informalAn informal, common name for a condition where hair falls out in small, round patches. The term literally translates to 'ghost shaves head', reflecting its sudden and unexplained nature in traditional belief.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
yā压
lì力
tài太
dà大
，
dōu都
dé得
le了
guǐ鬼
tì剃
tóu头
。
He's been under too much stress lately and even got alopecia areata.
Yī医
shēng生
shuō说
wǒ我
zhè这
kuài块
bān斑
tū秃
，
mín民
jiān间
jiù就
jiào叫
guǐ鬼
tì剃
tóu头
。
The doctor said this patch of hair loss is what is commonly called 'ghost shaves head' in folk terms.
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Bié别
dān担
xīn心
，
hěn很
duō多
guǐ鬼
tì剃
tóu头
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
guò过
yī一
duàn段
shí时
jiān间
tóu头
fa发
huì会
zì自
jǐ己
zhǎng长
huí回
lái来
de的
。
Don't worry, in many cases of alopecia areata, the hair grows back on its own after a while.