duplicature

[doo-pli-kuh-choo r, -kuh-cher, -key-cher, dyoo-]

noun

a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.

Origin of duplicature

From the New Latin word duplicātūra, dating back to 1680–90. See duplicate, -ure

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Examples from the Web for duplicature

Historical Examples of duplicature

Fetuses deficient at their extremities, or have a duplicature of parts.
Zoonomia, Vol. I
Erasmus Darwin
A duplicature of the peritoneum covering the small intestine, which occupies the middle or center of the abdominal cavity.
A Practical Physiology
Albert F. Blaisdell