duplicature
[doo-pli-kuh-choo r, -kuh-cher, -key-cher, dyoo-]
- a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
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Origin of duplicature
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Historical Examples
Fetuses deficient at their extremities, or have a duplicature of parts.
Zoonomia, Vol. IErasmus Darwin
A duplicature of the peritoneum covering the small intestine, which occupies the middle or center of the abdominal cavity.
A Practical PhysiologyAlbert F. Blaisdell