melasma

See also: mélasma

English

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melasma

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Alternative forms

• melasmus (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æzmə

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.

   Synonyms: chloasma faciei, mask of pregnancy, melas, pregnancy mask

Derived terms

• melasmic

Translations

dark skin discoloration common during pregnancy

Arabic: كَلَف (ar) m (kalaf) Chinese: Mandarin: 黃褐斑 / 黄褐斑 (huánghèbān) Dutch: melasma m French: mélasma m Italian: melasma m Polish: melanodermia (pl) f, ostuda (pl) f Portuguese: melasma m Spanish: melasma (es) m

Italian

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melasma

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Noun

melasma m (plural melasmi)

1. (pathology) melasma

   Synonym: cloasma

Spanish

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melasma

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈlasma/ [meˈlaz.ma]
• Rhymes: -asma
• Syllabification: me‧las‧ma

Noun

melasma m (plural melasmas)

1. (pathology) melasma

   Synonyms: cloasma, máscara del embarazo, paño