Read the passage and then answer the question:
Alopecia is intermittent among women. Balding among men, on the
other hand, it is quite common. By midlife, about 50 percent of men
will have experienced androgenetic alopecia, but only 25 percent of
women.
The meaning of which word in the passage is made clearer by a synonym?
A. Midlife
B. Alopecia
C. Androgenetic
D. Intermittent