melasma
- noun
- /məˈlæzmə/
- Specialized
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melasma
- After struggling with melasma for years, she finally found a treatment that helped clear her skin of the discoloration.
- a dark discoloration
- melasma’s dark
- skin disorder melasma
It used to be called the mask of pregnancy and melasma is something that is very sensitive to both UV and visible light.
- It used to be called the mask of pregnancy and melasma is something that is very sensitive to both UV and visible light.
- Anti ageing or skin vitality, rosacea, hyperpigmentation, melasma and of course acne.
Examples
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But what I find ends up happening with melasma dark spots.
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And I am going to blend in a little bit of the medium, just in certain areas where I know I've got a few like little dark spots or just a little melasma still.
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It used to be called the mask of pregnancy and melasma is something that is very sensitive to both UV and visible light.
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Anti ageing or skin vitality, rosacea, hyperpigmentation, melasma and of course acne.
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Another practice was for a postpartum woman to put the baby's meconium on her face to remove any dark pigmentation (melasma gravidarum) that she may have acquired during pregnancy.
Academic text (2004) -
Melasma is often aggravated by sun exposure, so it is essential to wear sunscreen daily to protect your skin from melasma.
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Many women experience melasma during pregnancy, resulting in brown patches on their faces that can be troubling.
Synonyms
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Skin that becomes darker in some areas because it has more colour, often after sun, injury, or illness
A brown patch on the face that appears during pregnancy
Dark brown patches on a woman's face often during pregnancy or after taking birth control
Dark patches that form when the body stores extra pigment, often on the skin
Dark skin in an area caused by extra melanin
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
melasma = melas + ma
Formed from Greek elements (melas 'black' + -ma) that are not productive or recognizable to average learners, so the meaning is not derivable from familiar English bases.
Etymology
The word melasma comes from the Greek root melas meaning 'black'. It has the same root as melanin, the dark pigment in skin, so melasma is easy to remember as the dark patches that can appear on the face.