duplicature
[ doo-pli-kuh-choor, -kuh-cher, -key-cher, dyoo- ]
noun
a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
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How to use duplicature in a sentence
A duplicature of the peritoneum covering the small intestine, which occupies the middle or center of the abdominal cavity.
A Practical Physiology | Albert F. BlaisdellFetuses deficient at their extremities, or have a duplicature of parts.
Zoonomia, Vol. I | Erasmus Darwin
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