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PLICA ALARIS

\plˈiːkəɹ ɐlˈɑːɹɪs], \plˈiːkəɹ ɐlˈɑːɹɪs], \p_l_ˈiː_k_ə_ɹ ɐ_l_ˈɑː_ɹ_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of PLICA ALARIS

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Pl. Plicoe alares, alar folds, plicae aliformes, ligamenta alaria; one of the wing-like lateral fringes or expansions of the ligamentum mucosum, or plica synovialis patellaris.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

The feathered fold of skin on the front border of the axilla.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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