plica

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Synonyms: pica, alica, placa, plic, lica, elica, polica, clica, plca, plida

Antonyms: pica, alica, placa, plic, lica, elica, polica, clica, plca, plida

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Noun

1. A [[fold]] or [[crease]], especially of [[skin]] or other tissue.
2. [[Polish plait]], [[plica polonica]], or plica neuropatica: a [[disease]] of the [[hair]] in which it becomes twisted and matted together.<ref>{{RQ:Dunglison Medical Lexicon}}</ref>
3. {{lb|en|botany}} A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
4. {{lb|en|zoology}} The bend of the wing of a bird.
5. {{lb|en|music}} A [[neume]], in the form of a [[tail]] at the end of a [[ligature]], indicating an [[additional]] [[note]].

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