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

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)