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chloasma

chloasma noun: melasma; a cutaneous condition with yellow or yellowish-brown pigmented spot.

Noun

chloasma (countable and uncountable, plural chloasmas or chloasmata)

  1. melasma; a cutaneous condition with yellow or yellowish-brown pigmented spot

Forms of chloasma

pluralchloasmas
pluralchloasmata

Origin of chloasma

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”)

Phrases with chloasma

Words that rhyme with chloasma

Questions about chloasma

What does chloasma mean?
Chloasma means melasma; a cutaneous condition with yellow or yellowish-brown pigmented spot.
What part of speech is chloasma?
Chloasma is a noun.
What is the plural of chloasma?
The plural of chloasma is chloasmas.

Words near chloasma in the dictionary

  1. chlidanotine
  2. chlidanotines
  3. Chlo
  4. chloanthite
  5. chloanthites
  6. chloasma
  7. chloasma faciei
  8. chloasmas
  9. chloasmata
  10. chlobenthiazone
  11. chlodronate

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