See Also: Plica(medicine)
plica(dictionary)
plica vocalis(medicine)
plica stapedis(medicine)
plica sigmoidea(medicine)
plica semilunaris(medicine)
plica semilunaris of eye(medicine)
plica salpingopharyngea(medicine)
plica ventricularis(medicine)
plica rectovaginalis(medicine)

plica (iou)



plica noun. , in sense 3 -cas. M17.
[mod. Latin from medieval Latin = fold, from Latin plicare: see PLY verb1.]
1. Medicine. In full plica polonica . A densely matted condition in chronically filthy hair. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
2. Anatomy & Zoology. A fold or ridge of tissue. E18.
plica circularis , any of the circular folds in the mucous membrane of the small intestine; usu. in pl.
Medieval Music. A notational symbol, variously interpreted but now usu. considered to represent a type of ornament; the ornament indicated. L18.
plical adjective pertaining to or of the nature of a plica L19.