English Dictionary

melasma

名詞

不可算名詞

(pathology) A tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone.

日本語の意味

妊娠女性に見られる、エストロゲンやプロゲステロンの影響でメラノサイトが刺激されることにより発生する、皮膚の茶色または暗い色素沈着（肝斑）

During her second pregnancy, she noticed melasma spreading across her cheeks and forehead.

2回目の妊娠中、頬や額に肝斑（茶褐色の顔の色素沈着）が広がっているのに気づきました。

意味（1）

(pathology) A tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone.