plication (English, noun)
expansion: plication (countable and uncountable, plural plications)
Senses:
topics: biology
geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: An act of folding.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: biology
geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: A fold or pleat.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: plications
tags: plural