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semilunar conjunctival fold pli·ca sem·i·lu·na·'ris of con·junc·ti·'va [TA] 1. the semilunar fold formed by the palpebral conjunctiva at the medial angle of the eye; 2. a fold of the conjunctival mucous membrane found in many animals; normally partially hidden in the medial canthus of the eye when at rest, it may be extended to cover part or all of the cornea in a winklike action to clean the cornea, as in birds. Synonym(s): membrana nictitans, nictitating membrane, palpebra III, palpebra tertia, third eyelid Synonym(s): plica semilunaris conjunctivae [TA], plica lunata, plica semilunaris of eye, semilunar conjunctival foldsem·i·lu·nar con·junc·ti·val fold (sem'ē-lū'năr kon-jungk-tī'văl fōld) 1. The semilunar fold formed by the palpebral conjunctiva at the medial angle of the eye. 2. A fold of the conjunctival mucous membrane found in many animals; normally partially hidden in the medial canthus of the eye when at rest, it may be extended to cover part or all of the cornea in a winklike action to clean the cornea, as in birds.
Synonym(s): plica semilunaris conjunctivae [TA] . |