肝かん斑ぱん

noun

melasma; chloasma; liver spot

Medical term for brownish patches on the skin, often on the face. In everyday language, しみ is the common word for any skin spot or freckle, while 肝斑 specifically refers to melasma.

See also: 染み

• 肝かん斑ぱんは女じょ性せいホルモンの影えい響きょうで悪あっ化かすることがあります。

  Melasma can worsen due to the influence of female hormones.

• 皮ひ膚ふ科かで肝かん斑ぱんの治ち療りょうを受うけています。

  I am receiving treatment for melasma at a dermatology clinic.