| 单词 | needle track |
| 释义 | > as lemmasneedle track needle track n. (a) a track made by a needle inserted into a solid culture medium, tissue, etc.; (b) a pigmented linear mark on the skin, esp. of the forearm or back of the hand, made by repeated injection of illegal drugs into a superficial vein (usually in plural). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > blemish > [noun] > scar > of injection needle mark1855 puncture mark1859 needle track1888 hit-mark1962 needle scar1962 track1964 1888 Philos. Trans. 1887 (Royal Soc.) B. 178 263 In tube after four days..the needle-track in the depth exhibits but very slight growth. 1959 A. K. Lang in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Mag. Feb. 70/1 The kid had been a user; they'd know that from the gear in her purse and the needle-tracks in her arm. 1968 N.Y. State Jrnl. Med. 68 3129 One such stigma..is the needle track of the narcotics addict. 1977 Science 4 Nov. 516/3 This damage was of uniform width and appearance for the full extent of the needle track and thus appears to be due to the needle itself. 1994 B. A. Staples Parallel Time x. 179 I noticed the needle tracks right away. They began on the back of his left hand and ran up the arm, twisting to follow the vein. < as lemmas |
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