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plica Definition

plica (plī)

noun pl. plicae -·cae (-sē)

Anat. a fold or folding, esp. of the skin or mucous membrane

Etymology: ML, a fold < L plicare, to fold: see ply

plica Usage Examples

Converse of object

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

Adjective modifier

  • synovial: This compares with a 96 % improvement following surgical division of the synovial plica.
  • medial: The medial plica can also become nipped between patella and condyle, causing momentary pain and ' giving way ' .
  • suprapatellar: In the illustration above, you can see the relationship of the media and suprapatellar plica in the straight leg.
  • lateral: The lateral plica was also medial ( I knew it!

Modifies a noun

  • excision/removal: Logged Arthroscopy-May23,06;suprapatellar synovectomy and plica excision/removal meb10 Regular Poster Offline Gender: Posts: 84 Re: 6-6-6 was a lucky day for me!
  • syndrome: The plica syndrome has been reported in siblings ( Reid et al.
  • circulares: You can also see part of the fold - plica circulares.

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