melasmicadj.
/mᵻˈlazmɪk/, U.S. /məˈlæzmɪk/ Medicine.
Affected by or of the nature of melasma.
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sallowOE
sallow-coloured1551
sallow-faced1605
melanosed1829
sallow-visaged1853
melasmic1865
melanodermic1890
sallow-looking1892
xanthelasmic1900
xanthomatous1914
1865 E. Wilson Student's Bk. Cutaneous Med. 401 A peculiar discoloration of the eyeball, which we termed melanæmic or melasmic eye.
2000 Jrnl. Dermatol. 27 64 The circulating LH was significantly higher and testosterone was markedly low in the melasmic men.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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