HyperDic: plica

English > 1 sense of the word plica:
NOUNbodyplica, folda folded part (as in skin or muscle)
English > plica: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA folded part (as in skin or muscle).
Synonymfold
Narrowerepicanthus, epicanthic foldA vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus
ruga(anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease
tentorium(anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum
vocal cord, vocal fold, vocal band, plica vocalisEither of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
Broaderstructure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structureA particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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