melasma

Senso (Inglese)

A tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone.

sinonimi

chloasma

mask of pregnancy

black spot

melanoplakia

Traduzioni

melasma

masque de grossesse

mélasme

chleuasme

melasma

melasma

melasma

chloasma

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin melasma, from Ancient Greek μέλασμα (mélasma), from μελαίνειν (melaínein, “to blacken”) + -σμα (-sma), from μέλας (mélas, “black”).