stripe

1. In anatomy, a streak, line, band, or stria. 2. In radiography, a linear opacity differing in density from the adjacent parts of the image; usually represents the tangential image of a planar structure such as the pleura or peritoneum. SEE ALSO: psoas margin. [M.E.]

- s. of Gennari SYN: line of Gennari.

- Hensen s. a band on the undersurface of the membrana tectoria of the cochlear duct.

- inner stripes of renal medulla [TA] the deeper or more central portion of the outer medulla of the kidney, recognizable on sagittal section through the pyramid of a fresh specimen; it is structurally distinct from the outer s. in that it is traversed by thin as well as thick portions (limbs) of nephron tubules. SYN: stria interna medullae renalis [TA].

- mallear s. SYN: malleolar stria.

- Mees stripes SYN: Mees lines, under line.

- occipital s. [TA] SYN: line of Gennari.

- outer stripes of renal medulla [TA] the more superficial or more peripheral portion of the outer medulla of the kidney, recognizable on sagittal section through the pyramid of a fresh specimen; it is structurally distinct from the outer s. in that it is traversed by only thick portions (limbs) of nephron tubules. SYN: stria externa medullae renalis [TA].

- pleural s. SYN: pleural lines, under line.

- tracheal wall s. on a chest radiograph, the linear opacity between air in the trachea and in the right upper lobe.

- vascular s. SYN: stria vascularis of cochlear duct.

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(strīp) a streak or stria.