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Definition of Plicae
1. plica [n] - See also: plica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plicae
Literary usage of Plicae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Monograph of the British Fossil Crustacea, Belonging to the Order Merostomata by Henry Woodward (1878)
"The plicae on the upper or front portion are crowded, and but slightly curved
... Similar but smaller plicae occur down the centre lobe, which does not ..."
2. The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain: Or Coloured Figures and by James Sowerby (1829)
"We know of no other example of the species : it is twice the diameter of the figure.
The plicae do not occur upon the outer volution. ..."
3. A Laboratory Manual of Human Anatomy by Lewellys Franklin Barker, Dean De Witt Lewis, Daniel Graisberry Revell (1904)
"Peritoneal plicae and Fossae about the Caecum. Before proceeding to a study of
these plicae and fossae, some idea should be had concerning the disposition ..."
4. Gynecology by Brooke Melancthon Anspach (1921)
"... from mucous plicae of the cervix. periods may be profuse and painful, and the
patient may complain of a sense of weight and discomfort in the pelvis. ..."
5. Normal Histology: With Special Reference to the Structure of the Human Body by George Arthur Piersol (1916)
"205.—Transverse section of a single villus, showing relation of epithelium, stroma
and vessels. X 350. the the the The plicae circula- res, ..."
6. Pectens by William John Dakin, Liverpool Marine Biology Committee (1909)
"Further, the filaments are not uniform in size or structure, those occupying the
bottom of the furrows between two successive plicae being larger and known ..."
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