plica
Example Sentences
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“There’s an expression in Latin for this: plica polonica,” she told me later.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 29, 2019
Noel has been experiencing soreness and, after consulting with several specialists, elected to have inflamed plica removed from his knee, the Sixers announced.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2016
A sideways blink of the reintroduced plica semilunaris seen in the light gray areas of the eyes, while miniature bone-conduction devices implanted above the ear work with the communications lenses on the eyes.
From Forbes ● Jun. 7, 2013
Eyes will seem “unnervingly large” — as least from our viewpoint today — and will feature eye-shine and even a sideways blink from the re-introduced plica semilunaris to further protect from cosmic ray effects.
From Forbes ● Jun. 7, 2013
There is little doubt that the plica is to be attributed to a specific virus, which pervades the whole system unless successfully treated.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
