| plica tubopalatina | A ridge of mucous membrane passing from the anterior border of the opening of the auditory (eustachian) tube to the palate. Synonym: plica salpingopalatina, plica tubopalatina. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| plica umbilicalis lateralis | The ridge on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall formed by the inferior epigastric vessels. Synonym: plica umbilicalis lateralis, epigastric fold, plica epigastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica umbilicalis media | A fold of peritoneum on the anterior wall of the abdomen covering the urachus, or remains of the allantoic stalk. Synonym: plica umbilicalis mediana, middle umbilical fold, plica umbilicalis media, plica urachi, urachal fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica umbilicalis medialis | A fold of peritoneum on the lower part of the anterior abdominal wall that covers the obliterated umbilical artery on either side of the urachus. Synonym: plica umbilicalis medialis, plica hypogastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica umbilicalis mediana | A fold of peritoneum on the anterior wall of the abdomen covering the urachus, or remains of the allantoic stalk. Synonym: plica umbilicalis mediana, middle umbilical fold, plica umbilicalis media, plica urachi, urachal fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica urachi | A fold of peritoneum on the anterior wall of the abdomen covering the urachus, or remains of the allantoic stalk. Synonym: plica umbilicalis mediana, middle umbilical fold, plica umbilicalis media, plica urachi, urachal fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica ureterica | A fold of mucous membrane extending from the orifice of the ureter of one side to that of the other side. Synonym: plica interureterica, bar of bladder, Mercier's bar, plica ureterica, torus uretericus, ureteric fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica uterovesicalis | <anatomy> A peritoneal fold extending from the uterus to the posterior portion of the bladder. Synonym: plica uterovesicalis, plica vesicouterina, uterovesical fold, vesicouterine ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica venae cavae sinistrae | A pericardial fold lying between the left oblique vein of the atrium and the left superior pulmonary vein containing the obliterated remains of the left superior vena cava. Synonym: plica venae cavae sinistrae, Marshall's vestigial fold, vestigial fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica ventricularis | One of the pair of folds of mucous membrane stretching across the laryngeal cavity from the angle of the thyroid cartilage to the arytenoid cartilage; they enclose a space called the rima vestibuli or false glottis. Synonym: plica vestibularis, false vocal cord, plica ventricularis, ventricular band of larynx, ventricular fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica vesicalis transversa | A duplication of peritoneum passing over the empty bladder, but obliterated when the viscus is full. Synonym: plica vesicalis transversa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica vesicouterina | <anatomy> A peritoneal fold extending from the uterus to the posterior portion of the bladder. Synonym: plica uterovesicalis, plica vesicouterina, uterovesical fold, vesicouterine ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica vestibularis | One of the pair of folds of mucous membrane stretching across the laryngeal cavity from the angle of the thyroid cartilage to the arytenoid cartilage; they enclose a space called the rima vestibuli or false glottis. Synonym: plica vestibularis, false vocal cord, plica ventricularis, ventricular band of larynx, ventricular fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica vestibuli | A fold of mucous membrane forming a ridge on the septum of the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica villosa | One of the ridges of the mucous membrane of the stomach in the region of the pylorus. (05 Mar 2000) |