- semilunar fold
- semilunar fold n a small fold of membrane in the inner corner of the eye that is a vestige of a nictitating membrane
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semilunar fold
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plica semilunaris conjunctivae — [TA] semilunar fold of conjunctiva: a fold of mucous membrane at the medial angle of the eye. Plica semilunaris conjunctivae … Medical dictionary
plica semilunaris faucium — [TA] semilunar fold of fauces: a curved fold interconnecting the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches and forming the upper boundary of the supratonsillar fossa … Medical dictionary
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