stretch marks
stretch marks
noun plDefinition of STRETCH MARKS
: striae on the skin (as of the hips, abdomen, and breasts) from excessive stretching and rupture of elastic fibers especially due to pregnancy or obesity
First Known Use of STRETCH MARKS
1956
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