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plication
noun pli·ca·tion \plī-ˈkā-shən\
Definition of PLICATION
1
: the act or process of folding : the state of being folded
2
: fold
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First Known Use of PLICATION
14th century
Medical Dictionary
plication
noun pli·ca·tion \plī-ˈkā-shən\
Medical Definition of PLICATION
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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