chloasma

American  

[kloh-az-muh] / kloʊˈæz mə /

noun

Pathology.

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

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chloasma British  

/ kləʊˈæzmə /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of chloasma

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

Example Sentences

Melanin production during pregnancy may also darken or discolor skin on the face to create a chloasma, or “mask of pregnancy.”

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Its synonyms are leukopathia, vitiligo, achroma, leukasmus, and chloasma album.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

So pigmentations, darkenings and discolorations of the skin, especially of the face, the traditional chloasma develops.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.

What cases of chloasma are included in the symptomatic group?

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

These patches are known popularly as liver spots or in medical language as chloasma.

From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.