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does anyone know if there is word that is the opposite of hirsute?
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well to start, there is hairless.. (as in hairless dogs, hairless cats, hairless mole rats)
is there a more more scientific word? there is a medical term (ap????)(i know it when i see, but i can't remember it right now for the life of me!) that defined medical hair loss, (as a side effect of chemo therapy, or unexplained hair loss)
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bald
hairless
don't know if it's a word, but apilose
follicle-challenged :0)
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Genesis 27:11 (KJV): And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: These days I only see or hear smooth, in relation to absence of hair, in commercials touting the effectiveness of a shaving or hair removal product.
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glabrous
glabrescent
dipilous
slightly off
nudicaudate - having a hairless tail.
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and along balding lines: pilgarlic and kwyjibo 
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well to start, there is hairless.. (as in hairless dogs, hairless cats, hairless mole rats)
is there a more more scientific word? there is a medical term (ap????)(i know it when i see, but i can't remember it right now for the life of me!) that defined medical hair loss, (as a side effect of chemo therapy, or unexplained hair loss) Alopecia is the medical term...
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Yup that's the one i was thinking of ASp!
and now, there are a list of words for hairlessness!
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I beg to differ on this one, Anna and of troy. Alopecia is the loss of hair, not the state of being hairless. The opposite of alopecia would be a word meaning the unexplained gaining of hair, which is not the definition of hirsute. This is why I didn't put it on my list.
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