An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
PLICATION
plication, pleating
(noun) the act of folding in parallel folds
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
(noun) an angular or rounded shape made by folding; “a fold in the napkin”; “a crease in his trousers”; “a plication on her blouse”; “a flexure of the colon”; “a bend of his elbow”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plication (countable and uncountable, plural plications)
(now chiefly biology, geology) An act of folding. [from 15th c.]
(now chiefly biology, geology) A fold or pleat. [from 18th c.]
(medicine) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms
• plicature
Source: Wiktionary
Pli*ca"tion, n.
Definition: A folding or fold; a plait. Richardson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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