melasma

See also: mélasma

English

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

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

Noun

melasma m (plural melasmi)

1. (pathology) melasma

   Synonym: cloasma

Spanish

Noun

melasma m (plural melasmas)

1. (pathology) melasma

   Synonyms: cloasma, máscara del embarazo, paño