chloasma

chlo·as·ma   (klō-āz'mə)    n.   pl. chlo·as·ma·ta (-mə-tə) A patchy brown or dark brown skin discoloration that usually occurs on a woman's face and may result from hormonal changes, as in pregnancy. [New Latin, from Greek khloasma, greenness, from khloazein, to be green, from khloos, greenish color; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

Main Entry: chlo·as·ma
Pronunciation: klO-'az-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural chlo·as·ma·ta /-m&t-&/
: irregular brownish or blackish spots especially on the face that occur sometimes in pregnancy and in disorders of or functional changes in the uterus andovaries

chloasma chlo·as·ma (klō-āz'mə)
n. pl. chlo·as·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A patchy brown or dark brown skin discoloration that usually occurs on a woman's face and may result from hormonal changes, as in pregnancy. Also called mask of pregnancy, melasma.