stretch marks
1stretch marks — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ marks on the skin, especially on the abdomen, caused by stretching of the skin from obesity or during pregnancy …
2stretch 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 …
3Stretch 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 …
4stretch 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… …
5stretch 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 …
6stretch 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 …
7stretch marks — plural noun marks on the skin, especially on the abdomen, caused by distension of the skin from obesity or during pregnancy …
8stretch 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 …
9Stretch — 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… …
10stretch — 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.) …
