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Definition of Plica
1. Noun. A folded part (as in skin or muscle).
Generic synonyms: Anatomical Structure, Bodily Structure, Body Structure, Complex Body Part, Structure
Specialized synonyms: Epicanthic Fold, Epicanthus, Plica Vocalis, Vocal Band, Vocal Cord, Vocal Fold, Ruga, Tentorium
Definition of Plica
1. n. A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait.
Definition of Plica
1. Noun. A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plica
1. a fold of skin [n -CAE] : PLICAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Plica
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Plica
Literary usage of Plica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On diseases of the skin: A System of Cutaneous Medicine by Erasmus Wilson (1868)
"In other words, plica is a state of granular degeneration of the hair, the granules
being turgid with a viscous sanguineous fluid. ..."
2. Diseases of the Skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1919)
"plica. Synonyms.—plica polonica; Polish plait. plica is a peculiar, matted
condition of the scalp hair which occurs as a result of filth and neglect. ..."
3. The London Medical Gazette (1835)
"The usual means were employed to combat the fever and head affection, but nothing-
succeeded, till suddenly a plica formed itself upon the **!?; and she ..."
4. The Laryngoscope by American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (1908)
"Those cases where the plica extends only part way down the anterior face cf ...
Both the plica and the fossa made by it have reached their greatest size at ..."
5. Universal Geography: Or, a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1828)
"plica. Unknown cause. licat of the apartment, aild to the malignity of the evil.
It is calculated that the mortality is in the proportion of six 'or seven ..."
6. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1834)
"been applied to plica Polonica, while in reality it contains not a single word
at all ... The author maintains that no fact proves that plica is contagious, ..."
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