Plica Definition

plīkə
plicae
noun
plicae
A fold or folding, esp. of the skin or mucous membrane.
Webster's New World

Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica; a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.

Wiktionary
(botany) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
Wiktionary
(zoology) The bend of the wing of a bird.
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Other Word Forms of Plica

Noun

Singular:
plica
Plural:
plicae, plicas

Origin of Plica

  • Medieval Latin fold from Latin plicāre to fold plek- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold")

    From Wiktionary

Plica Sentence Examples

  • She wonders if she has a plica, aggravated by a tight iliotibial band and muscles.

  • This compares with a 96% improvement following surgical division of the synovial plica.

  • The medial plica can also become nipped between patella and condyle, causing momentary pain and ' giving way ' .

  • In the illustration above, you can see the relationship of the media and suprapatellar plica in the straight leg.

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Words Starting With

PPLPLI

Words Ending With

ACAICA

Unscrambles

plica

Words Starting With P and Ending With A

Starts With P & Ends With AStarts With PL & Ends With AStarts With P & Ends With CA

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