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stria

UK/ˈstɹaɪə/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue

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2.

a stripe of contrasting color

  • “chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin stria (“furrow”).

Phrases

  • stria terminalis
  • stria vascularis
  • terminal stria
  • Wickham stria
  • Wickham's stria

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