chloasma

9.9

Dark brown patches on a woman's face often during pregnancy or after taking birth control

noun
/kloʊˈæzmə/

Specialized

: cloasma

She noticed a few dark spots on her cheeks, which her doctor identified as chloasma.

Examples

Many women develop chloasma during their pregnancy, resulting in brown patches on their faces.
To avoid chloasma, it's important for expectant mothers to use sunscreen when outdoors.
With sun exposure, the skin will be in a state of severe dehydration if not replenished with after-sun products, and soon the skin may appear yellowish or even produce chloasma and so on.

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Synonyms

melasma

vschloasma

Specialized

9.8

Dark brown patches on the face that often appear during pregnancy or after taking birth control pills

is the same condition but uses an alternative traditional name

mask of pregnancy

vschloasma

Specialized

7.3

A brown patch on the face that appears during pregnancy

is the same condition but expressed as a descriptive phrase

melanoderma

vschloasma

Specialized

9.9

Dark skin in an area caused by extra melanin

is limited to facial tan patches linked to pregnancy or contraceptive use

How Dark

hyperpigmentation

Specialized

1 7.7

chloasma

Specialized

9.9

dark-spotted

4.1

bespeckled

1 7.1

Surface Forms

chloasma singular

chloasmas plural

Etymology

Chloasma comes from a Greek root chlo-, the same root as in chlorine and chlorophyll, and it means 'green' or 'greenish'. People used the root for a change of color, so today chloasma refers to the brown or tan patches that can appear on a woman's face, especially during pregnancy.