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  • noun Plural form of plica.

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  • Tanta inde nafcitur retardatio, ut vix ulla vi mobiliffimum etiam argenti vivi metallum, lentiffima preffione, epididvrai - dis plicas relegat, tantumque flexionum eft (r), ut preffione progreffiva deftru - cla, lateralis denique fola fuperfit, du&umque, fatis cetera denfum, fere fem - per perrumpat.

    Elementa physiologiae corporis humani .. 1776

  • Cqrneam Leuis; plicas tamen tenuiffimas continet fecuhdura quas varie contrahi, 3£ explicaripoteft, vel acce - dendo versus Oculi medium, ar&ato foramine, quodad minus extrcmum fui aperit, vel recedendo a medio fora - mine laxato, & quibiis aliquo modo ftriaturin Labro, ver -. siisaperturamforaminis conniuente 5 per alterum extremum ad Annulum Procefiuum Ciliarium fimul cum Choroide conne&itur.

    Optica philosophia experimentis et ratione a fundamentis constituta, Nicolai ... Nicola Zucchi 1656

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