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CHLOASMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chloasma mean?
• CHLOASMA (noun)
The noun CHLOASMA has 1 sense:
1. a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives
Familiarity information: CHLOASMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
chloasma; mask of pregnancy; melasma
Hypernyms ("chloasma" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
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