melanoderma chloasma
1chloasma — Melanoderma or melasma characterized by the occurrence of extensive brown patches of irregular shape and size on the skin of the face and elsewhere; the pigmented facial patches if confluent are also called the mask of pregnancy, and are… …
2melasma — A patchy pigmentation of sun exposed skin, seen most commonly in pregnancy. SEE ALSO: chloasma. [G. a black color, a black spot] m. gravidarum chloasma occurring in pregnancy. m. universale SYN: senile melanoderma. * * * me·las·ma mə laz mə …
