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Webster 1913 Edition

Melasma

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Me-las′ma

,

Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] black spot.]

(Med.)

A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local;

as, Addison’s

melasma

, or Addison's disease

.

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Me-las′mic

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Adj.