stretch mark

See also: stretchmark

English

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.
   • 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 99:

     She hadn't even looked pregnant, especially with her clothes on. She'd gotten only one stretch mark. A thin, jagged line on her left booty cheek.

Synonyms

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

Translations

stripes on the surface of the skin

• Catalan: estria (ca)
• Chinese:

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

• Dutch: striae (nl)
• Finnish: arpijuova, raskausarpi
• French: vergeture (fr) f
• German: Dehnungsstreifen m
• Greek: ραγάδα (el) f (ragáda)
• Italian: smagliatura (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: strekkmerke n

  Nynorsk: strekkmerke n

• Occitan: vergetadura
• Polish: rozstęp (pl) m
• Portuguese: estria (pt)
• Romanian: vergeturi pl
• Spanish: estría (es)
• Swedish: hudbristning c, bristning (sv) c