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Webster 1913 Edition

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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.

melasma ‎(uncountable)

(medicine) A tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone.

melasma m ‎(plural melasmi)

melasma m ‎(plural melasmas)