Chloasma

(klo-azf-ma)i) \_x -od ttv, to be pale green]. Melano derma; melasma; discolorations. A deposit of pigment in the skin, occurring in patches of various sizes and shapes, and of a yellow, brown, or black color. C. hepaticum, liver-spots; a form following dyspepsia and popularly a ociated with hepatic disturbance. C. phthisicorum, the brown patches upon the skin of the forehead or upper portions of the cheeks in tuberculous patients. C. uterinum, chiefly located on the forehead, temples, cheeks, nipples, and median line of abdomen. They are marked during pregnancy, and often during menstruation. 187