Definition
A medical condition causing irregular patches of darker skin pigmentation, often appearing on the face, commonly associated with pregnancy or sun exposure.
Etymology
From Greek chloasma, derived from chloe (green) + -asma (condition), literally 'green condition,' though the actual discoloration varies from brown to gray. The term dates to ancient Greek medical writings.
Kelly Says
Chloasma is so common in pregnancy that it earned the poetic name 'mask of pregnancy'—it's fascinating that this condition seems to follow ancient naming patterns that tried to describe conditions by color even when the color wasn't quite right.
Translations
ARالعربية
بقع صفراء
buq' safrā
BNবাংলা
ক্লোয়াস্মা
klo-ash-ma
CACatalà
cloasma
klo-asma
CSČeština
chloasma
klo-asma
DADansk
chloasma
klo-asma
DEDeutsch
Chloasma
klos-ma
ELΕλληνικά
χλωασμα
hloo-asma
ESEspañol
cloasma
klo-asma
FAفارسی
لکه قهوهای
lake gahveh-ee
FISuomi
chloasma
klo-asma
FRFrançais
chloasma
klo-az-ma
HEעברית
כתמי צהבהב
k'teme tza'hevav
HUMagyar
chloasma
klo-asma
IDBahasa Indonesia
chloasma
klo-asma
ITItaliano
cloasma
klo-asma
KMKM
ច្លោអាស្មា
chlo-a-s-ma
MSBahasa Melayu
chloasma
klo-asma
MYမြန်မာ
ချောင်းဆို
chaung-so
NLNederlands
chloasma
klo-asma
NONorsk
chloasma
klo-asma
PLPolski
chloasma
klo-asma
PTPortuguês
cloasma
klo-asma
RORomână
chloasma
klo-asma
RUРусский
хлоазма
khl-oaz-ma
SVSvenska
chloasma
klo-asma
SWKiswahili
chloasma
klo-asma
TEతెలుగు
చలోస్మ
chalo-s-ma
THไทย
จุดด่างดำ
jood dang dam
TRTürkçe
klorozma
klor-o-zma
UKУкраїнська
хлоазма
khl-oaz-ma
VITiếng Việt
chloasma
klo-a-zma