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banana fold

banana fold noun: a long crease below the buttock that results from a deposit of fatty tissue.

Noun

banana fold (plural banana folds)

  1. A long crease below the buttock that results from a deposit of fatty tissue.
    • Patients with good skin tone will be treated with superficial liposuction of the lower third of the buttock and the "banana fold," combined with fat injection of the gluteal depresion.1999, Luiz Sergio Toledo, Refinements in Facial and Body Contouring, page 137
    • interior buttocks, banana fold, and posterior thigh are suctioned through both trochanteric and tnfragluteal crease entry sites.2000, Gregory R. D. Evans, Operative Plastic Surgery, page 95

Forms of banana fold

pluralbanana folds

Origin of banana fold

From the resemblance of this fold of flesh to the shape of a banana.

Questions about banana fold

What does banana fold mean?
Banana fold means a long crease below the buttock that results from a deposit of fatty tissue.
What part of speech is banana fold?
Banana fold is a noun.
What is the plural of banana fold?
The plural of banana fold is banana folds.

Words near banana fold in the dictionary

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  3. banana equivalent doses
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  6. banana fold
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  8. banana freckle
  9. banana frog
  10. banana frogs
  11. banana hammock

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