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striation
 
Noun striation has 2 senses
  1. stria, striation - 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
    --1 is a kind of groove, channel
    Derived form: verb striate1
  2. band, stria, striation - a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"
    --2 is a kind of stripe, streak
    --2 has particulars: stretch mark
    Derived form: verb striate1
striate striate body striate vein striated striated muscle striated muscle cell striated muscle fiber striated muscle tissue striation striatum stribe strick stricken stricker stricking strickland strickle

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