Plication

noun

/plɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounAn act of folding.

2.nounA fold or pleat.

3.nounA surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place.

Synonyms

plicature fold bend flexure crease pleating crimp enfolding infolding interfolding enfoldment tuck

Rhymes With

frication fication glycation alkali cation fi cation

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