plica

See also Plica

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”)

Noun

plica (plural plicas or plicae)

1. A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
2. Polish plait, a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.

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

Derived terms

• plica abomasi
• plica circulares
• plica fimbriata
• plica glossoepiglottica
• plica rumenoreticularis
• plica semilunaris conjunctivae
• plica venae cavae
• plical

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Italian

Noun

plica f (plural pliche)

1. (anatomy) plica, fold

Derived terms

• plicale

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Latin

Verb

plicā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of plicō