Look up: melasma

1. Melasma
   Melasma: Pigmentation of the face, most commonly on the malar area (the upper cheek), bridge of nose, forehead, and upper lip, that occurs in half of women during pregnancy. Birth control pills can also cause melasma. However, hormone therapy after menopause does not cause the condition. Melasma dar...
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2. Melasma
   Me·las'ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... black spot.] (Medicine) A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local; as, Addison's melasma , or Addison's disease. -- Me*las'mic adjective
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3. melasma
   <medicine> A dark discolouration of the skin, usually local; as, Addison's melasma, or Addison's disease. Melasmic. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Black spot. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. melasma
   (mә-laz´mә) melanosis with sharply demarcated blotchy, brown macules usually in a symmetric distribution over the cheeks and forehead and sometimes on the upper lip and neck. It is most often seen in women during pregnancy (melasma gravidarum or “mask of pregnancy”), at menopause, and while takin...
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5. Melasma
   • (n.) A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local; as, Addison`s melasma, or Addison`s disease.
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6. melasma
   Type: Term Pronunciation: mĕ-laz′mă Definitions: 1. A patchy pigmentation of sun-exposed skin, seen most commonly in pregnancy.
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7. melasma
   dark, brown symmetrical patches of pigment on the face.
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8. melasma
   dark, brown, symmetrical patches of pigment on the face.
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9. melasma
   dark, brown symmetrical patches of pigment on the face.
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10. Melasma
    Chloasma Mask of pregnancy Melasma is hyperpigmentation of the central face. Predominant over the malar skin, it most often occurs in women, but can occur in males. Melasma is secondary to exposure to ultraviolet A, in a predisposed individual. Estrogen, natural or exogenous, appears to be a precipitating factor.
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11. Melasma
    Patchy light to dark brown hyperpigmentation of the cheeks and occasionally the forehead and upper lip that results from sun-exposure and is associated with estrogens.
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12. Melasma
    | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = 000836 | eMedicineSubj = derm | eMedicineTopic = 260 | MeshID = D008548 | --> `Melasma` (also known as "Chloasma faciei"<ref name="Andrews">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews` Diseases of the Skin: Cli...
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