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 

• CHLOASMA (noun)

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)