Cacochroia

/ˌkækoʊˈkroɪə/ noun

An archaic medical term for a distortion or unhealthy change in skin color; bad coloration.

From Greek kakos (bad) + chroia (complexion, color). This medical term was created in classical antiquity and persisted into modern medical texts as a technical term.

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