chloasma

[ kloh-az-muh ]

nounPathology.

a condition in which light-brown spots occur on the skin, caused by exposure to sun, dyspepsia, or certain specific diseases.

Origin of chloasma

1875–80; <New Latin <Late Greek: greenness, derivative of Greek chloázein to be green, derivative of chlóos green

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How to use chloasma in a sentence

What cases of chloasma are included in the idiopathic group?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
What cases of chloasma are included in the symptomatic group?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
It is not to be confounded with vitiligo, chloasma, or the macular syphiloderm.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
chloasma appears either in ill-defined patches, as is commonly the case, or as a diffuse discoloration.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Into what two general classes may the various examples of chloasma be grouped?
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British Dictionary definitions for chloasma

chloasma

/ (kləʊˈæzmə) /

nounplural chloasmata (kləʊˈæzmətə)

med the appearance on a person's skin, esp of the face, of patches of darker colour: associated with hormonal changes caused by liver disease or the use of oral contraceptives

Origin of chloasma

C19: from New Latin, from Greek khloasma greenness

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