"plication" meaning in English

See plication in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /plɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ [UK] Forms: plications [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French plicacion, and its source, Latin plicatio. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|plicacion}} Middle French plicacion, {{uder|en|la|plicatio}} Latin plicatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plication (countable and uncountable, plural plications)
  1. (now chiefly biology, geology) An act of folding. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Geology
    Sense id: en-plication-en-noun-UtwvuCAx Topics: biology, geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (now chiefly biology, geology) A fold or pleat. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Geology
    Sense id: en-plication-en-noun-ClTXy~fB Topics: biology, geography, geology, natural-sciences
  3. (surgery) 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 Categories (topical): Surgery, Surgery
    Sense id: en-plication-en-noun--UfCB1iS Disambiguation of Surgery: 12 12 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -pexy, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 18 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -pexy: 21 21 58 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 21 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 18 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 16 67 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: plicature

Inflected forms

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