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melasma

melasma noun: a tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone.

Noun

melasma (uncountable)

  1. 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 meaning in Arabic

melasma in Arabic

dark skin discoloration common during pregnancy
كَلَف kalaf

Synonyms of melasma

Forms of melasma

alternative formmelasmus

Origin of melasma

From Latin melasma, from Ancient Greek μέλασμα (mélasma), from μελαίνειν (melaínein, “to blacken”) + -σμα (-sma), from μέλας (mélas, “black”).

Words formed from melasma

Words that rhyme with melasma

Questions about melasma

What does melasma mean?
Melasma means a tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone.
What is melasma in Arabic?
Melasma in Arabic is كَلَف (kalaf). See Melasma meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is melasma?
Melasma is a noun.

Words near melasma in the dictionary

  1. Melara
  2. Melaras
  3. melarsomine
  4. melarsoprol
  5. melas
  6. melasma
  7. melasmic
  8. melasmus
  9. Melason
  10. melaspileacean
  11. melaspileaceans

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