n, pli-]
| 1. | the act or procedure of folding. |
| 2. | the state or quality of being folded; a fold. |
| 3. | Surgery.
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plication pli·ca·tion (plī-kā'shən)
n.
An operation for reducing the size of a hollow structure by taking folds or tucks in its walls.
The state of being folded.