chlo·as·ma | \ klō-ˈaz-mə 
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\ plural chloasmata\ -mət-ə \
\Medical Definition of chloasma
: irregular brownish or blackish spots especially on the face that occur sometimes in pregnancy and in disorders of or functional changes in the uterus and ovaries
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