melasma

English

Noun

melasma (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone.

Synonyms

• chloasma faciei
• mask of pregnancy

Derived terms

• melasmic

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Italian

Noun

melasma m (plural melasmi)

1. (pathology) melasma

Synonyms

• cloasma

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Spanish

Noun

melasma m (plural melasmas)

1. melasma