Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banana fold

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: ba-nana -fold
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long crease below the buttock that results from a deposit of fatty tissue.

Example Sentences

"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."
"interior buttocks, banana fold, and posterior thigh are suctioned through both trochanteric and tnfragluteal crease entry sites."
"With the patient in the lateral position, the flanks and lateral thighs, the gluteal fold, and the “banana” fold are treated."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

banana folds (plural)

Questions

What does banana fold mean?: A long crease below the buttock that results from a deposit of fatty tissue.
Where does banana fold come from?: From the resemblance of this fold of flesh to the shape of a banana.

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