plica

[ plahy-kuh ]

noun

, plural pli·cae [plahy, -see, -kee].

1. Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
2. Also called plica po·loni·ca [p, uh, -, lon, -i-k, uh]. Pathology. a matted, filthy condition of the hair, caused by disease, vermin, etc.
3. (in medieval music) a vertical mark attached to a neume, standing for an interpolated melodic ornament.

plica

/ ˈplaɪkə /

noun

1. Also calledfold anatomy a folding over of parts, such as a fold of skin, muscle, peritoneum, etc
2. pathol a condition of the hair characterized by matting, filth, and the presence of parasites

Derived Forms

• ˈplical, adjective

Other Words From

• plical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of plica¹

1675–85; < Medieval Latin: a fold, back formation from Latin plicāre to fold, ply ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of plica¹

C17: from Medieval Latin: a fold, from Latin plicāre to fold; see ply ²

Example Sentences

In six minutes, the plica semilunaris so drawn as to cover half the cornea.

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Erat autem vir simplex, sine omni plica dolositatis aut falsitatis, ut omnibus constat.

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It had to be recorded how many of his distinguished ancestors had suffered from Plica polonica.

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It might be stricken with dry-rot, elephantiasis and plica polonica for ought I care.

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Plica polonica, which is endemic in Russia, is almost cosmopolitan.

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