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melasma


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Melasma  \Me*las"ma\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?  black  spot.]  (Med.) 
  A  dark  discoloration  of  the  skin,  usually  local;  as 
  Addison's  melasma,  or  Addison's  disease.  --  {Me*las"mic},  a. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  melasma 
  n  :  a  tan  discoloration  of  a  woman's  face  that  is  associated 
  with  pregnancy  or  with  the  use  of  oral  contraceptives 
  [syn:  {chloasma},  {mask  of  pregnancy}] 




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