This is subtle, but it came to me (not for the first time) that I feel a certain ambiguity about the phrase "male pattern baldness," having to do with nounal and adectival matters.
Do you think of it as:
[male pattern] baldness
OR
male [pattern baldness]
that is, a slight pause after "male pattern" making it an adjectival phrase, or a slight pause after "male," making "pattern baldness" a noun phrase?
I hope no one loses any sleep over this...
But "Ming wants to know."
Excellent topic for non-shaving discussion, Ming.
To me, "baldness" is the noun for which "male pattern" is its adjective phrase.
When I saw the title I thought, "YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!!" So, I'm a bit relieved that there is some actual intelligence behind the question.
I agree with Cave Dweller.