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chloasma
[ kloh-az-muh ]
noun
Pathology.
- a condition in which light-brown spots occur on the skin, caused by exposure to sun, dyspepsia, or certain specific diseases.
chloasma
/ °ì±ôəʊˈæ³ú³¾É™ /
noun
- med the appearance on a person's skin, esp of the face, of patches of darker colour: associated with hormonal changes caused by liver disease or the use of oral contraceptives
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chloasma1
1875–80; < New Latin < Late Greek: greenness, derivative of Greek ³¦³ó±ô´Çá³ú±ð¾±²Ô to be green, derivative of ³¦³ó±ôó´Ç²õ green
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chloasma1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek khloasma greenness
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It says up to 1 in 100 women may experience uncommon symptoms like changes in appetite, elevated blood pressure, abdominal cramps, bloating, chloasma, excessive hair growth, hair loss, and altered blood fates.
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What cases of chloasma are included in the symptomatic group?
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These patches are known popularly as liver spots or in medical language as chloasma.
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So pigmentations, darkenings and discolorations of the skin, especially of the face, the traditional chloasma develops.
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Into what two general classes may the various examples of chloasma be grouped?
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