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Dehnungsstreifen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • stria noun A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.

Senses

Dehnungsstreifen is used for these senses in English:

  • stretch mark (dermatology) Any of a series of red (or purple or faded), irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They may appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty, obesity, rapid muscle growth or family history.
  • stria A stretch mark.

stria — full definition

  1. noun A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
  2. noun One of the fillets between the flutes of columns, etc.
  3. noun A stretch mark.

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