The plica semilunaris is a small fold of bulbar conjunctiva on the medial canthus of the eye. It is loose, so that eye movements are not restricted. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plica_semilunaris_of_conjunctiva ]

Synonyms: semilunar fold of conjunctiva plica semilunaris (conjunctiva)

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Term information

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Gray1205.png

has related synonym

plica semilunaris of the conjunctiva

plica semilunaris conjunctivae

id

UBERON:0010209

taxon notes

It is the vestigial remnant of the nictitating membrane