plication
noun
pli·ca·tion plī-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the act or process of folding : the state of being folded
2
: fold
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There is a plication procedure and there are procedures to incise the plaque out. 
Jeff Forward, Chron, 23 Nov. 2020
Jeff Forward, Chron, 23 Nov. 2020 Word History
Etymology
Middle English plicacioun, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French plicacion, borrowed from Medieval Latin plicātiōn-, plicātiō, from Latin plicāre "to fold, bend" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at ply entry 3
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
plication
noun
pli·ca·tion plī-ˈkā-shən
1
: the tightening of stretched or weakened bodily tissues or channels by folding the excess in tucks and suturing
plication of the neck of the bladder
2
: the folding of one part on and the fastening of it to another (as areas of the bowel freed from adhesions and left without normal serosal covering)
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