Disease or Syndrome
chloasma Audio
chlo·as·ma [ kloh-az-muh ]
Etymology:
Greek chloros = green
From this root, chloros, come a great many scientific terms: chlorine, chlorophyll, chlorosis, chloroform, et cetera.
Also called:
Melasma
Definitions related to chloasma:
  • (melasma) Symmetrical patches of tan or brown discoloration on the skin of the face that darken with sun exposure.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (melasma) Symmetrical, blotchy, brownish facial pigmentation.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Melasma is dark brown patches of pigmentation that appear on sun-exposed areas of the skin, usually the face. Patchy areas of dark color appear on the skin.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Melasma is an acquired hypermelanosis of sun-exposed areas. Melasma presents as symmetrically distributed hyperpigmented macules, which can be confluent or punctate.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
  • Melasma is an acquired pigmentary disorder of sun-exposed areas. Characteristically, patients have muddy brown macules on the skin, predominantly in the malar and central facial areas; however, it can also affect areas such as the forearms and neck. This is due to an increase in melanocyte activity and melanin deposition in the skin....
    Epocrates
    Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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