stretch mark

See also: stretchmark

English

Noun

stretch mark (plural stretch marks)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• stria sg, striae pl
• striae atrophicae
• striae distensae
• striae gravidarum
• vergetures

Translations

stripes on the surface of the skin

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 萎縮紋／萎缩纹, 萎缩纹 (wěisuōwén), (caused by pregnancy) 妊娠紋／妊娠纹 (rènshēnwén), 妊娠纹 (rènshēnwén)

• Dutch: striae (nl)
• Finnish: venytysjuova
• French: vergeture (fr) f
• German: Dehnungsstreifen m
• Italian: smagliatura (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: strekkmerke n

  Nynorsk: strekkmerke n

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• Occitan: vergetadura
• Polish: rozstęp (pl) m
• Portuguese: estria (pt)
• Romanian: vergeturi pl
• Spanish: estría (es)