Striae

Word STRIAE
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈstɹaɪ.aɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Striae"

What do we mean by striae?

A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.

One of the fillets between the flutes of columns, etc.

A stretch mark.

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The word "striae" in example sentences

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Stretch Marks (also known as striae graridarum) occur in the dermis, the elastic, resilient middle layer that allows skin to retain its shape. ❋ Amp;34;Weight Loss (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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

- There are many, many cosmetics that claim to heal or repair stretch marks, otherwise known as striae distensae. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ MD Julian Seifter (2010)

When the wart finally goes away, your striae never look quite the same ... ❋ Heather McDougal (2008)

Nowadays, you are more likely to affect your whorls by picking up a tiny virus-based skin tumor called a plantar wart (veruca), which deforms the skin striae as it grows, making the ridges go around it. ❋ Heather McDougal (2008)

Small red bumps (called vascular spiders) may appear on the skin of your upper body, along with stretch marks (striae gravidarum) on your abdomen, thighs, or breasts. ❋ Penny Simkin (2010)

WHAT A DOCTOR CALLS THEM: striae gravidarum (pregnancy stretch marks), striae albae (white stretch marks), or striae rubrae (red stretch marks) ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

It is true that they usually start off as striae rubrae and mature into striae albae, but one is not worse or more difficult to treat than another. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

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