Dyschroia

/dɪsˈkrɔɪə/ noun

Definition

Abnormal skin coloring or discoloration, often used to describe patchy or uneven pigmentation of the skin.

Etymology

From Greek dys- (bad) + chros (complexion/color), an alternative form of dyschroa used in medical contexts to describe color abnormalities.

Kelly Says

Melasma (the pregnancy mask where women's faces get blotchy dark patches) is a type of dyschroia—it's when melanin production goes haywire and creates irregular skin coloring.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
ARالعربية
اختلاف اللون
ikhtilāf al-lawn
BNবাংলা
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
CACatalà
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
CSČeština
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
DADansk
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
DEDeutsch
Dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
δυσχρωμία
dis-hro-mee-ah
ESEspañol
discroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
FAفارسی
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
FISuomi
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
FRFrançais
dyschroie
di-skro-ee
GUGU
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
HAHA
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
HEעברית
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
HIहिन्दी
रंग भेद
rang bhed
HUMagyar
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
IGIG
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
ITItaliano
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
JA日本語
ディスクロイヤ
disukuroiya
KKKK
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
KMKM
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
KO한국어
디스크로이아
dis-keu-ro-i-ah
MRMR
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
NLNederlands
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
NONorsk
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
PAPA
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
PLPolski
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
PTPortuguês
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
RORomână
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
RUРусский
дискроя
dis-kro-ya
SVSvenska
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
SWKiswahili
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
TAதமிழ்
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
TEతెలుగు
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
THไทย
ความแตกต่างของสี
khwam-dtaeng-daeng-khong-see
TLTL
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
TRTürkçe
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
UKУкраїнська
дискроя
dis-kro-ya
URاردو
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
VITiếng Việt
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
YOYO
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah
ZH中文
色差
sè chā
ZUZU
dyschroia
dis-kro-ee-ah

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