linea nigra

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What does linea nigra mean?

A dark vertical line, running up the abdomen from the pubis to the navel (though it sometimes runs further, to the top of the abdomen) that forms during pregnancy.

Where does linea nigra come from?

Borrowed from Latin līnea nigra (literally “black line”).

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