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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives;
[syn: chloasma, melasma, mask of pregnancy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Melasma \Me*las"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? black spot.] (Med.)
   A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local; as,
   Addison's melasma, or Addison's disease. -- Me*las"mic, a.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

melasma
    n 1: a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated
         with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives [syn:
         chloasma, melasma, mask of pregnancy]