Stretch-mark Health Dictionary

Birth marks are of various kinds; the most common are port-wine marks (see NAEVUS). Pigment spots are found, very often raised above the skin surface and more or less hairy, being then called moles (see MOLE).... birth marks

(African) Born during a steady rain Markah... marka

(American) Form of Keisha, meaning “the favorite child” Markeishla, Markeishah, Markecia, Markesha, Markeysha, Markeesha, Markiesha, Markeshia, Markeishia, Markeasha... markeisha

(Slavic) Form of Margaret, meaning “resembling a pearl / the child of light” Markeda, Markee, Markeeta, Markia, Markie, Markita, Marqueta, Marquetta... marketa

(Scandinavian) A rebellious woman... markku

A small, flat, harmless, pinkish-red skin blemish found in many newborn babies.

Such marks, which may be temporary, are a type of haemangioma and are usually found around the eyes and at the nape of the neck.... stork mark

a bandage consisting of padding and/or crepe and material containing elastic fibres that can stretch to up 300% of their original length. It is used in the treatment of venous leg ulcers and may be applied dry or as a cohesive layer. The fibres provide constant pressure and should not be worn overnight or during extended periods of rest.... long-stretch bandage

an electrolyte solution used to prevent dehydration in patients who have a large watery output of faecal fluid from their *stoma, often due to *short bowel syndrome. Originally formulated in St Mark’s hospital in London, the solution consists of 1l water, six heaped 5-ml teaspoons glucose, one level 5-ml teaspoon salt, and half a heaped 2.5-ml teaspoon sodium bicarbonate.... st mark’s solution

a bandage that exerts low resting pressure. It is inelastic but can stretch by up to 60% of its original length and is used in the treatment of *lymphoedema and venous leg ulcers.... short-stretch bandage

the application of marketing techniques to achieve behaviour change for a social benefit, for example reduction in *health inequalities.... social marketing

(strawberry naevus) see naevus.... strawberry mark

a cell or group of cells found between muscle fibres that responds to stretching of the muscle by transmitting impulses to the central nervous system through the sensory nerves. Stretch receptors are part of the *proprioceptor system necessary for the performance of coordinated muscular activity.... stretch receptor

(myotatic reflex) the reflex contraction of a muscle in response to its being stretched.... stretch reflex

a substance produced by a tumour that can be used to aid detection of the tumour and to monitor its size and the effects of treatment. An example is *alpha-fetoprotein, which is used to monitor treatment of malignant *teratomas. See also CA125; CA19-9; carcino-embryonic antigen; human chorionic gonadotrophin.... tumour marker

the appearance, on *ultrasonography of a pregnant woman, of a feature suggesting an abnormality in the fetus. Such markers can be classified as major fetal structural abnormalities or minor ultrasound features called soft markers. The latter are usually transient and may resolve spontaneously, but they may indicate the risk of a serious chromosomal abnormality in the fetus. An example is increased nuchal translucency (see nuchal translucency scanning).... ultrasound marker