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linear atrophy (medicine) and noble element (medicine)


linear atrophy (medicine)


linear atrophy -->
striae cutis distensae
Bands of thin wrinkled skin, initially red but becoming purple and white, which occur commonly on the abdomen, buttocks, and thighs at puberty and/or during and following Pregnancy, and result from atrophy of the dermis and overextension of the skin; also associated with ascites and Cushing's syndrome.

Synonym: atrophoderma striatum, lineae albicantes, lineae atrophicae, linear atrophy, stretch marks, stria, striae atrophicae, striate atrophy of skin, traction atrophy, vergeture.


noble element (medicine)


noble element -->
noble metal


A metal that cannot be oxidised by heat alone, nor readily dissolved by acid; e.g., gold, platinum.

Synonym: noble element.