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stretchmarks

/ ˈstrɛtʃˌmɑːks /

plural noun

  1. marks that remain visible on the abdomen after its distension, esp in pregnancy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Unless she sees the telltale signs of Cushing’s, like stretchmarks on a patient’s thighs and stomach, central obesity, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar, she doesn’t worry that their cortisol is too high.

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‘Stretchmarks! A MOMentous Playdate in Ma Ma Land’ at Loft Ensemble Theatrical troupe the Momma Drama celebrates all things maternal in this heartwarming musical comedy.

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"We are real women with curves and cellulite and stretchmarks and fat. And we gotta own that, baby."

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Cabello went on to embrace her cellulite and stretchmarks in the video.

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“We’re extremely close. I tell my mother everything and it’s been really hard because I don’t really know what to do. I’ve been asking her a lot of hypothetical questions like, ‘When did you start getting stretchmarks?’”

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