Plica

What do we mean by plica?

A fold or ridge, as of skin, membrane, or shell. noun

In pathology, a matted, filthy condition of the hair, from disease. Also called plica polonica, helosis, and trichosis. noun

In botany, a diseased state in plants in which the buds, instead of developing true branches, become short twigs, and these in their turn produce others of the same sort, the whole forming an entangled mass. noun

In zoology and anatomy, a fold or folding of a part. noun

In entomology, a prominent ridge or carina, often turned over or inclined to one side, so that it appears like a fold; specifically, a longitudinal ridge on the internal surface of each elytron, near the outer edge; an elytral ridge, found in certain Coleoptera. noun

In herpetology: capitalized A genus of American iguanoid lizards: named from the folds of skin on the sides. noun

A lizard of this genus: as, the dotted plica, P. punctata. noun

In mensural music: A kind of grace-note. noun

A kind of ligature noun

The stem or tail of a note. noun

The bend or flexure of the wing at the carpal joint. Rare. noun

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. noun

A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches. noun

The bend of the wing of a bird. noun

A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue. noun

Polish plait, a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together. noun

A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches. noun

The bend of the wing of a bird. noun

A folded part (as in skin or muscle) noun

A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.

Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.

A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.

The bend of the wing of a bird.

A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.

Words that are spelled similarly to plica:
plica, pica, lica, placa, plic, alica, elica, plico, ulica, plia, polica.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word plica:
lamella, plait, synovial, conjunctiva, umbra, patella, vestigial, inflamed, femur, lemurs, fold, bladder, urinary, lizard, medial, frontal, capsule, inflammation, syndrome, tongue, knee, posterior, anterior, membrane, hair, tissue, shell, polish, visible, genus, condition, narrow, disease, occurs, becomes, eye, species, names, prominent, refer, upper, spread, cause, latin, view, common, inside, lower, recent, term, themselves, usually, short, america, base.

Words that rhyme with plica:
yucca, pukka, chukka, spica, felucca, pucka, ca-ca, quica, sukkah, styca, trica, bucca, zwickau, ca ca, genus yucca, buck a, buck ca, chuck a, duck a, huck a, luck a, pluck a, puck a, snuck a, struck a, stuck a, suck a, truck a, tuck a.

Adjectives that are often used to describe plica:
medial, suprapatellar, synovial, infrapatellar, symptomatic, mediopatellar, internal, pathologic, superior, palatal, lateral, thickened, inflamed, basal, principal, lower, caval, patellar, inferior, dorsal, sublingual, pathological, sine, short, distinct, longitudinal, normal, median, posterolateral, upper, painful, peritoneal, vesicouterine, cuspidal, neuropathic, anterior, pox, double, supravesical, dermal, gastropancreatic, hypertrophic, trichosis, frightful, attached, fibrotic, abnormal, tubal, est, prominent.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective plica:
syndrome.

Consonant match to plica:
plucky, plucker, plicae, placko, plaque a, plaque he, plaque i, play co, play key, plocher, pluck a, pluck he, pluck her.

Words that sound like plica:
plica, placa, plaka, plucky, pika, plic, plaga, pliska, blickey, pluck, plucked, plex, plucker, pucka, plucks, pekka, paka, pecka, peca, plec, plek, pacca, pecca, picky, playa, plaque, plac, pica, plaques, plack, plinko, paca, pukka, pooka, palooka, puka, plax, poca, plonka, placket, plake, puca, plock, placque, peka, pluk, plak, plasia, piccy, plook, plancha, piki, picco, piqua, plaguey, picchi, plaguy, plinky, plewa, pekah, ploc, plucking, blick, blackie, blacky, blocky, flicka, blakey, alica, black eye, blic, blik, blix, alika, blokey, elika, bleaky, elica, blaikie, blicken, black cow, blue key, plug, plugs, plugged, pecky, plexi, pekoe, plugger, pega, plicate, paket, plugg, pecho, plugh, pacco, plaquette, plug up, pilecki, pluck at.