plication

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An act of folding.
A fold or pleat.
A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place.

/plɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

plication plications

From Middle French plicacion, and its source, Latin plicatio.

plicature

omentoplication

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