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STRETCH MARK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("stretch mark" is a kind of...):
band; banding; stria; striation (a stripe or stripes of contrasting color)
Domain category:
gestation; maternity; pregnancy (the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus)