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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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stri·a
, gen. and pl.stri·ae
(strī'ă, strī'ē), [TA]1. A stripe, band, streak, or line, distinguished by color, texture, depression, or elevation from the tissue in which it is found. Synonym(s): striation (1)
2. Synonym(s): striae cutis distensae
[L. channel, furrow]
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stria
(strī′ə)n. pl. striae (strī′ē)
1. A thin, narrow groove or channel.
2. A thin line or band, especially one of several that are parallel or close together: a characteristic stria of contractile tissue.
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stri·a
, pl. striae (strī'ă, -ē) [TA]1. A stripe, band, streak, or line, distinguished by color, texture, depression, or elevation from the tissue in which it is found.
Synonym(s): striation (1) .
Synonym(s): striation (1) .
2. Synonym(s): striae cutis distensae.
[L. channel, furrow]
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stria
a line or groove.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
stria
1. Slight dark ridges in the pars plana of the ciliary body, which run parallel with each other from the teeth of the ora serrata to the valleys between the ciliary processes. Syn. striae ciliares.
2. A line in the posterior corneal stroma associated with corneal oedema and sometimes keratoconus.
3. A vein or streak seen in optical glass which has been contaminated during manufacture or in which the ingredients have been imperfectly mixed. See ciliary body; glass; oedema.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
stri·a
, pl. striae (strī'ă, -ē) [TA]Stripe, band, streak, or line, distinguished by color, texture, depression, or elevation from tissue in which it is found.
[L. channel, furrow]
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