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Definition of Striae

Striae
Stria Stri"a, n.; pl. Stri[ae]. [L., a furrow, channel, hollow.] 1. A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation; as, the stri[ae], or groovings, produced on a rock by a glacier passing over it; the stri[ae] on the surface of a shell; a stria of nervous matter in the brain. 2. (Arch.) A fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters, or the like. --Oxf. Gloss.

Meaning of Striae from wikipedia

- Stretch marks, also known as striae (/ˈstraɪiː/)[citation needed] or striae distensae, are a form of scarring on the skin with an off-color hue. Over time...
- Wickham striae or Wickham's striae are whitish lines visible in the pa****s of lichen pl**** and other dermatoses, typically in the oral mucosa. The microscopic...
- Haab's striae, or Descemet's tears, are horizontal breaks in the Descemet membrane ****ociated with congenital glaucoma. It is named after Otto Haab. These...
- In human neuroanatomy, the longitudinal striae (also striae lancisi or nerves of Lancisi) are two bundles of fibres embedded in the indusium griseum running...
- The striae of Retzius are incremental growth lines or bands seen in tooth enamel. They represent the incremental pattern of enamel, the successive apposition...
- posteriorly into three main branches: the medial, intermediate and lateral striae. The olfactory peduncle thus terminates in a triangular structure called...
- Striae atrophicans are a cutaneous condition characterized by usually multiple, symmetric, well-defined linear atrophic lesions that often follow the lines...
- Medullary striae of fourth ventricle are a landmark of the rhomboid fossa - the floor of the fourth ventricle. They are part of the auditory system. The...
- Linear focal elastosis or elastotic striae is a skin condition that presents with asymptomatic, palpable or atrophic, yellow lines of the middle and lower...
- Glacial striations or striae are scratches or gouges cut into bedrock by glacial ab****n. These scratches and gouges were first recognized as the result...