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
In six minutes, the plica semilunaris so drawn as to cover half the cornea.
From An Essay on the Influence of Tobacco upon Life and Health by Mussey, R. D. (Reuben Dimond)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
