plication

  1. Noun.  (context, now) An act of folding. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  2. Noun.  (context, now) A fold or pleat. (defdate, from 18th c.) .
  3. Noun.  (medicine) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place. (defdate, from 20th c.) .

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