See Also: gingival overgrowth(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Overgrowth(medicine)
overgrowth(dictionary)
overgrowth(dictionary)
overgrowth syndromes(medicine)
lineae albicantes(medicine)
lineae atrophicae(medicine)
adminiculum lineae albae(medicine)
labium mediale lineae asperae(medicine)

lineae atrophicae (medicine) and gingival overgrowth (medicine)


lineae atrophicae (medicine)


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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.


gingival overgrowth (medicine)


gingival overgrowth
Excessive growth of the gingiva either by an increase in the size of the constituent cells (gingival hypertrophy) or by an increase in their number (gingival hyperplasia).