stria (stri´ah) pl. stri´ae [L.]
stria [stri´ah] (pl. stri´ae) (L.)
1. a band, line, streak, or stripe.
2. in anatomy, a longitudinal collection of nerve fibers in the brain.
stri´ae atro´phicae , stri´ae disten´sae atrophic, pinkish or purplish, scarlike lesions, later becoming white, on the breasts, thighs, abdomen, and buttocks, due to weakening of elastic tissues, associated with pregnancy (striae gravidarum), overweight, rapid growth during puberty and adolescence, Cushing's syndrome, and topical or prolonged treatment with corticosteroids.
stri´ae gravida´rum see striae atrophicae.
striae grav·i·dar·um (gr v  -dâr  m)pl.n. Stretch marks resulting from pregnancy. |
Stretch Marks
Purplish ‘stripes’ on the lower abdomen, thighs, iliac crests and breasts in pregnancy and after corticosteroid excess, which whiten after birth, but do not disappear
stria [stri´ah] (pl. stri´ae) (L.)
1. a band, line, streak, or stripe.
2. in anatomic nomenclature, a longitudinal collection of nerve fibers in the brain.
atrophic striae (stri´ae atro´phicae) atrophic, pinkish or purplish, scarlike lesions, later becoming white (lineae albicantes), on the breasts, thighs, abdomen, and buttocks, due to weakening of elastic tissues, associated with pregnancy (striae gravidarum), overweight, rapid growth during puberty and adolescence, Cushing's syndrome, and topical or prolonged treatment with corticosteroids.
stria diagona´lis (Broca) a band of nerve fibers that forms the caudal zone of the anterior perforated substance where it adjoins the optic tract.
stri´ae gravida´rum striae atrophicae occurring in pregnancy.
Striae gravidarum: linear tears that may occur in the connective tissue. From Gorrie et al., 1994.
stri´ae medulla´res bundles of white fibers across the floor of the fourth ventricle.
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