duplicature
[ doo-pli-kuh-choor, -kuh-cher, -key-cher, dyoo- ]
/ ˈdu plɪ kəˌtʃʊər, -kə tʃər, -ˌkeɪ tʃər, ˈdyu- /
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noun
a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
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Example sentences from the Web for duplicature
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