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Bald: A condition which is characterized by the loss of hair in an anatomical location. See detailed information below for a list of 77 causes of Bald, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Bald: Having no hair, or a decrease in the amount of hair of the scalp. [M.E. balled]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Baldness; absence of hair from skin areas where it is normally present.
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The list below shows some of the causes of Bald mentioned in various sources:
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Balding, Baldness, Hair loss, Hypotrichosis, Alopecia, Atrichia
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Medical Conditions associated with Bald:
Baldness (517 causes), Hair loss (563 causes), Hair symptoms (838 causes), Scalp symptoms (639 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes)
Symptoms related to Bald:
Hair loss (563 causes), Hairiness (189 causes), Hirsutism (102 causes), Patchy hair loss (17 causes), Alopecia, Alopecia areata, Androgenic alopeciamale pattern baldness, Hair replacement
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