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linea (linŽe-ә) Latin word meaning line. linea alba
white line; the tendinous median line on the anterior abdominal wall between the two rectus muscles. lineae albicantes
white or colorless lines on the abdomen, breasts, or thighs caused by mechanical stretching of the skin, with weakening of
the elastic tissue; see also atrophic striae. linea aspera
a rough longitudinal line on the back of the femur for muscle attachments. linea nigra
the linea alba when it has become pigmented in pregnancy.
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