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  • noun Plural form of stria.

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Examples

  • During pregnancy, women are at an elevated risk for developing stretch marks, also called striae, because of the rapid and sudden growth of their body.

    How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks -Stretch Marks Treatment 2008

  • Stretch Marks (also known as striae graridarum) occur in the dermis, the elastic, resilient middle layer that allows skin to retain its shape.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Weight Loss 2010

  • Stretch Marks (also known as striae graridarum) occur in the dermis, the elastic, resilient middle layer that allows skin to retain its shape.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Weight Loss 2010

  • Stretch Marks (also known as striae graridarum) occur in the dermis, the elastic, resilient middle layer that allows skin to retain its shape.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store 2010

  • Stretch Marks (also known as striae graridarum) occur in the dermis, the elastic, resilient middle layer that allows skin to retain its shape.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

  • In expectant women, stretch marks are called striae gravidarum and occur when the skin is stretched because of the deposition of fat in the body as the pregnancy advances.

    Tips and Answers 2009

  • - There are many, many cosmetics that claim to heal or repair stretch marks, otherwise known as striae distensae.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2008

  • There is something majestic about the sight of a solitary Polar Eskimo driving a dog team across the frozen sea ice, navigating his way around icebergs, sitting contentedly, listening to the crunch of the runners on the snow and reading the wind from the striae on the ice.

    World's race for economic growth threatens Greenland's pure white wilderness 2011

  • At school her outsider status was guaranteed by her rare attendance and by the way she looked: moonfaced, purple stripes striae on her legs, fuzzy hair all over her face and body—all side effects of the corticosteroids she was taking.

    After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010

  • When the wart finally goes away, your striae never look quite the same ...

    A Rule of Thumb Heather McDougal 2008

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