Usually means: Fibrous structure, abdomen's midline tendon.
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  1. linea alba: Wiktionary
  2. linea alba: Dictionary.com
  3. Linea alba (abdomen), Linea alba (cheek), Linea alba: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. linea alba: Encyclopedia

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  1. linea alba: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. Linea alba: Gray's Anatomy (1918)
  4. linea alba: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (linea alba)

noun:  (anatomy) A fibrous structure that runs down the midline of the abdomen in humans and other vertebrates.
noun:  (dentistry) A horizontal streak on the inner surface of the cheek, typically associated with pressure, frictional irritation, or sucking trauma from the facial surfaces of the teeth.

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