plication C2 Topic:The Human Body US /plaɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /plɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual Freq #1316933 Meanings 1 noun the act or process of folding, especially into parallel folds Careful plication reduced the sheet into a compact layered form. 2 noun a fold, pleat, or folded structure The specimen showed a secondary plication along the surface of the cortex. 3 noun surgery: an operation that shortens, tightens, or reinforces tissue by folding and suturing it The surgeon used plication to tighten the weakened muscle wall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act or process of... foldingpleating 2 noun · a fold, pleat, or folded... foldpleatflexure 3 noun · surgery: an operation that... surgical folding ↔ Opposites unfoldingflattening Word family Forms plications Derived forms omentoplication Related forms plicateplicaturepleatsuture Etymology From French plication and Latin plicatio, 'a folding,' from plicare, 'to fold.' Anatomy and surgery retained the literal idea for natural folds and procedures that fold or gather tissue. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # plication **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /plaɪˈkeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /plɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ **Frequency rank:** 1316933 ## Meanings 1. the act or process of folding, especially into parallel folds 2. a fold, pleat, or folded structure 3. surgery: an operation that shortens, tightens, or reinforces tissue by folding and suturing it ## Examples - Careful plication reduced the sheet into a compact layered form. - The specimen showed a secondary plication along the surface of the cortex. - The surgeon used plication to tighten the weakened muscle wall. ## Synonyms - folding - pleating - fold - flexure ## Antonyms - unfolding - flattening ## Derived Forms - omentoplication ## Related Forms - plicate - plicature - pleat - suture ## Etymology From French plication and Latin plicatio, 'a folding,' from plicare, 'to fold.' Anatomy and surgery retained the literal idea for natural folds and procedures that fold or gather tissue. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown