male pattern baldness

noun

1. a pattern of hair loss in males, dependent on the presence of the androgenic hormone testoterone, in which the scalp hair eventually covers only the back of the head and temples.

Example Sentences

In contrast, a running joke about the Donald obsessing about his hair has a fun, if gleefully nasty payoff in an episode involving Trump getting his head surgically stapled to impede his male pattern baldness.

From Salon

"My hair grew back complete as it is now with male pattern baldness. So that's the story of the unhairy Hairy Biker."

From BBC

The researchers also found genetic markers that increase the likelihood of traits including curly hair, diabetes, obesity, and male pattern baldness.

From Science Magazine

One interviewee, she said, had done a "simple Google search" about male pattern baldness and eventually ended up on "incel forums, which were heavily dissecting and debating whether being bald is an incel trait."

From Salon

But on the eve of the film’s wide release Friday, Aster and Phoenix attempt to shed some light on “whatever this is,” male pattern baldness and things better left unsaid.

From Seattle Times