- stretch marks
- noun plural Date: 1956 striae on the skin (as of the hips, abdomen, and breasts) from excessive stretching and rupture of elastic fibers especially due to pregnancy or obesity
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stretch marks — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ marks on the skin, especially on the abdomen, caused by stretching of the skin from obesity or during pregnancy … English terms dictionary
stretch marks — n pl striae on the skin (as of the hips, abdomen, and breasts) from excessive stretching and rupture of elastic fibers esp. due to pregnancy or obesity * * * popular term for striae distensae; see under stria … Medical dictionary
Stretch marks — is also a general term referring to thin, narrow grooves or channels, or a thin line or band especially if several of them are parallel or close together. Infobox Disease Name = Striae atrophicae Caption = Stretch marks near the Navel DiseasesDB … Wikipedia
stretch marks — noun plural : striae on the skin (as of the hips, abdomen, and breasts) from excessive stretching and rupture of elastic fibers especially due to pregnancy or obesity * * * stretch marks plural noun Marks left on the skin where it has been… … Useful english dictionary
stretch marks — N PLURAL Stretch marks are lines or marks on someone s skin caused by the skin stretching after the person s weight has changed rapidly. Women who have had children often have stretch marks … English dictionary
stretch marks — noun skin blemishes resulting from a pregnancy that women tend to be overly self conscious about. As I write this, I am reminded of the scene from Shirley Valentine, when, to Shirleys amazement, her Greek lover kissed her stretch marks, referring … Wiktionary
stretch marks — plural noun marks on the skin, especially on the abdomen, caused by distension of the skin from obesity or during pregnancy … English new terms dictionary
Stretch — can refer to: *Stretching is a form of exercise or a pre exercise discipline, sometimes called Warming up *Stretch ceiling, a type of ceiling made from polymer. *Stretch ratio in the mechanics of materials *Stretched tuning of certain string… … Wikipedia
stretch — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. draw or be drawn or admit of being drawn out into greater length or size. 2 tr. & intr. make or become taut. 3 tr. & intr. place or lie at full length or spread out (with a canopy stretched over them). 4 tr. (also absol.) … Useful english dictionary
stretch — {{11}}stretch (n.) 1540s, act of stretching, from STRETCH (Cf. stretch) (v.); meaning unbroken continuance of some activity is first recorded 1680s; meaning straightaway of a race course (e.g. home stretch) is recorded from 1841. {{12}}stretch (v … Etymology dictionary
