Plica may refer to:
*
''Plica'' (lizard), a genus of lizards
* ''
Capillaria plica
''Capillaria plica'' (dog bladder worm) is a parasitic nematode which is most often found in the urinary bladder, and occasionally in the kidneys, of dogs and foxes. It has also been found in the domestic cat, and various wild mammals. Its pres ...
'', a parasitic nematode
*
Plica (sigillography)
Plica (from Latin ''plica'', meaning fold) is a term used in sigillography and related archival contexts for a reinforcement of the lower edge of a charter or deed, produced by folding up the bottom of the sheet of parchment to achieve a double t ...
- term from sigillography
* A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue, from medieval Latin plicare ("to fold")
**''Plica fimbriata'':
Fimbriated fold of tongue
The fimbriated fold of tongue, also plica fimbriata is a slight fold of the mucous membrane on the underside of the tongue which runs laterally on either side of the frenulum. The free edge of the fimbriated fold occasionally exhibits a series of ...
**
Plica semilunaris of the conjunctiva
The plica semilunaris is a small fold of bulbar conjunctiva on the medial canthus of the eye. It functions during movement of the eye, to help maintain tear drainage via the lacrimal lake, and to permit greater rotation of the globe, for without ...
**
Plica semilunaris of the fauces
The plica semilunaris is the thin upper part of the fold of mucous membrane
A mucous membrane or mucosa is a membrane that lines various cavities in the body of an organism and covers the surface of internal organs. It consists of one or more l ...
**
Plica syndrome
Plica syndrome is a condition that occurs when a ''plica'' (a vestigial extension of the protective synovial capsule of usually the knee) becomes irritated, enlarged, or inflamed.
Cause
This inflammation is typically caused by the plica being c ...
of the knee
** ''Plica circularis'', also called
circular fold, of the small intestine
* The hair disease ''Plica polonica'':
Polish plait
Polish plait (Latin: ''Plica polonica'', pl, Kołtun polski or ''plika'', ''Kołtun'' in Polish meaning matted), less commonly known in English as plica or trichoma, is a formation of hair. This term can refer to either a hairstyle or a medica ...
* In early music notation, a note indicated in a
ligature
Ligature may refer to:
* Ligature (medicine), a piece of suture used to shut off a blood vessel or other anatomical structure
** Ligature (orthodontic), used in dentistry
* Ligature (music), an element of musical notation used especially in the me ...
{{disambig