"stretch mark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stretch marks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stretch mark (plural stretch marks)
  1. (dermatology) Any of a series of red, irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They usually appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty or obesity, but can also be caused by rapid muscle growth. Wikipedia link: Stretch marks Categories (topical): Bodybuilding, Dermatology, Pregnancy Synonyms: stria [singular], striae [plural], striae atrophicae, striae distensae, striae gravidarum, vergetures Translations (stripes on the surface of the skin): estria (Catalan), 萎縮紋 (Chinese Mandarin), 萎缩纹 (wěisuōwén) (Chinese Mandarin), 妊娠紋 (english: caused by pregnancy) (Chinese Mandarin), 妊娠纹 (rènshēnwén) (Chinese Mandarin), striae (Dutch), arpijuova (Finnish), raskausarpi (Finnish), vergeture [feminine] (French), Dehnungsstreifen [masculine] (German), ραγάδα (ragáda) [feminine] (Greek), smagliatura [feminine] (Italian), strekkmerke [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), strekkmerke [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), vergetadura (Occitan), rozstęp [masculine] (Polish), estria (Portuguese), vergeturi [plural] (Romanian), estría (Spanish), hudbristning [common-gender] (Swedish), bristning [common-gender] (Swedish)

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