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plica::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fold |
| Type of | structure, body structure, complex body part, bodily structure, anatomical structure |
| Has types | tentorium, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold, epicanthic fold, epicanthus, plica vocalis, ruga |
Examples of plica
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Finally, doctors discovered inflamed plica, a layer of tissue around the knee.
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For some people, plica is more prominent and prone to irritation.
From the kentucky.com
The driver of the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota, Kahne suffers from a condition called plica syndrome.
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Humans have a non-functional third eyelid, the plica semilunaris.
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Plica is the remnant of fetal tissue in the knees.
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Capillaria plica infect the fox's bladder.
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However, if you are referring to the flaps that appear on the underside of the tongue itself, these are called the plica fimbriata.
From the newscientist.com
Often called a third eyelid or haw, it may be referred to in scientific terminology as the plica semilunaris, membrana nictitans or palpebra tertia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Fold: a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
- Plica is a genus of Tropidurid lizards. It has three described species.
- A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue
- (Plicae) Synovial folding, which may become pathological and painful if there is some form of trauma. Around the knee, the most common plicae are the mediopatellar plica and the suprapatellar plica.
- (plicae) Folds of a plicate leaf.
- (pl. plicae, adj. plicate) (Thomson and Pflug, 1953)
- Fold of tissue in the joint capsule and a common result of knee injury.
- Latin plicare = to fold; hence, a fold.
