"melasma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: melasmus [alternative]
Rhymes: -æzmə Etymology: From Latin melasma, from Ancient Greek μέλασμα (mélasma), from μελαίνειν (melaínein, “to blacken”) + -σμα (-sma), from μέλας (mélas, “black”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|melasma}} Latin melasma, {{bor|en|grc|μέλασμα}} Ancient Greek μέλασμα (mélasma) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} melasma (uncountable)
  1. (pathology) A tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone. Wikipedia link: melasma Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology Synonyms: chloasma faciei, mask of pregnancy, melas Derived forms: melasmic Translations (dark skin discoloration common during pregnancy): كَلَف (kalaf) [masculine] (Arabic), 黃褐斑 /黄褐斑 (huánghèbān) (Chinese Mandarin), melasma [masculine] (Dutch), mélasma [masculine] (French), melasma [masculine] (Italian), melanodermia [feminine] (Polish), ostuda [feminine] (Polish), melasma [masculine] (Portuguese), melasma [masculine] (Spanish)
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