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(fold). A rather thin, recurved margin, or doubling. Arnold’s f., Béraud's valve; a slip of mucous membrane sometimes found at the junction of the nasal duct with the lacrimal sac. ary epiglottic f., a fold of mucous membrane extending on either side between the lateral border of the epiglottis and the summit of the arytenoid cartilage. axillary f’s, the folds of skin bounding the armpit. cecal #. Same as plica cecal is. Ciliary f., one of a series of low ridges in the furrows between the ciliary proce es. conjunctival f., the fold at the point where the conjunctiva is reflected from the eyeball onto the eyelid. cos to colic f., a fold of peritoneum from the diaphragm to the splenic flexure of the colon, forming a shelf-like structure above the spleen. Douglas’ semilunar f., a thin, curved margin; the lower part of the posterior wall of the sheath of the abdominal rectus muscle. can’s f’s, loose folds of peritoneum covering the uterus immediately after delivery. duodenojejunal f., a peritoneal fold from the transverse me so colon to the union of the duodenum with the jejunum. ep tric f., a fold of peritoneum covering the epigastric ve els. genital f., a fold of skin in the embryo, on each side of the genital tubercle, which develops into the urethral walls in the male or the labia minor a in the female. glo o-epiglottic f’s, three folds of mucous membrane extending from the base of the tongue to the epigiottis. gluteal f., the crease separating A blister to be 377