Plica may refer to:
*
''Plica'' (lizard), a genus of lizards
* ''
Capillaria plica'', a parasitic nematode
*
Plica (sigillography) - term from sigillography
* A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue, from medieval Latin plicare ("to fold")
**''Plica fimbriata'':
Fimbriated fold of tongue
The fimbriated fold of tongue, also plica fimbriata, is a slight fold of the mucous membrane on the underside of the tongue which runs laterally on either side of the frenulum. The free edge of the fimbriated fold occasionally exhibits a series ...
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Plica semilunaris of the conjunctiva
The plica semilunaris is a small fold of bulbar conjunctiva on the medial canthus of the eye. It functions during movement of the eye, to help maintain tear drainage via the lacrimal lake, and to permit greater rotation of the globe, for without ...
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Plica semilunaris of the fauces
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Plica syndrome
Plica syndrome is a condition that occurs when a ''plica'' (a vestigial extension of the protective synovial capsule of usually the knee) becomes irritated, enlarged, or inflamed.
Cause
This inflammation is typically caused by the plica being c ...
of the knee
** ''Plica circularis'', also called
circular fold, of the small intestine
* The hair disease ''Plica polonica'':
Polish plait
Polish plait (Latin: ''Plica polonica'', or ''plika'', ''Kołtun'' in Polish meaning matted), less commonly known in English as plica or trichoma, is a particular formation of hair. This term can refer to either a hairstyle or a medical condit ...
* In early music notation, a note indicated in a
ligature Ligature may refer to:
Language
* Ligature (writing), a combination of two or more letters into a single symbol (typography and calligraphy)
* Ligature (grammar), a morpheme that links two words
Medicine
* Ligature (medicine), a piece of suture us ...
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