Melasma

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone. uncountable
  2. 2
    a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives wordnet

Synonyms

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mask of pregnancychloasmachloasmachloasma facieichloasma facieimask of pregnancy

Etymology

From Latin melasma, from Ancient Greek μέλασμα (mélasma), from μελαίνειν (melaínein, “to blacken”) + -σμα (-sma), from μέλας (mélas, “black”).

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