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Plica

🔄 Synonyms of "Plica"

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Word	Definition
foldnoun	(transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Plica"

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Word	Definition
foldnoun	An act of folding.
infrapatellar	Below the kneecap.
suprapatellar	(anatomy) superior to the patella
fissurenoun	A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
pannusnoun	A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
epiblepharonnoun	A condition characterised by a congenital horizontal fold of skin near the margin of the upper or lower eyelid, caused by the abnormal insertion of muscle fibres.
flexurenoun	The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
plicationnoun	(now chiefly biology, geology) An act of folding.
pseudopouchnoun	A skin fold that forms in the mammary region of certain marsupials when reproducing, rather than the true permanent pouch seen in others.
scissuranoun	(anatomy) A fissure; a cleft.
labiumnoun	(anatomy, usually in the plural) A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.
mucopexynoun	Plication of a mucosa, such as rectopexy or colpopexy.
panniclenoun	(anatomy, zoology) A membrane of tissue in the body of a human or animal.
papillationnoun	The formation of papillae.
labianoun	(anatomy) The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.
metapleurenoun	A longitudinal fold at the junction of the ventral and lateral surfaces of a lancelet
inpocketingnoun	A folded area of epithelium formed during invagination
earlidnoun	An imaginary fold of skin that would allow the ear to be closed as the eye can be.
papillanoun	Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
falxnoun	Any sickle-shaped part or process.