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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A progressive, diffuse loss of scalp hair in men that begins in early adulthood, depends on the presence of the androgenic hormone testosterone, and is caused by a combination of genetic and hormonal factors.
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- noun a
progressive loss ofhair from thescalp inmen caused by the presence oftestosterone
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- noun loss of hair on the crown of the head
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