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Webster 1913 Edition


Melasma


Me-las′ma

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] black spot.]
(Med.)
A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local;
as, Addison’s
melasma
, or Addison's disease
.
Me-las′mic
(#)
,
Adj.

Definition 2024


melasma

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.

Italian

Noun

melasma m (plural melasmi)

  1. (pathology) melasma

Synonyms


Spanish

Noun

melasma m (plural melasmas)

  1. melasma