Definition of Coaptation

1. n. The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a broken bone or dislocated joint.

Definition of Coaptation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Coaptation

1. Joining or fitting together of two surfaces; e.g., the lips of a wound or the ends of a broken bone. Origin: L. Co-apto, pp. -aptatus, to fit together (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coaptation

coanchor
coanchored
coanchoring
coanchors
coannex
coannexed
coannexes
coannexing
coappear
coappeared
coappearing
coappears
coapt
coapt
coaptation (current term)
coaptation (current term)
coaptations
coaptation splint
coaptation suture
coapted
coapting
coapts
coarb
coarbs
coarct
coarctate
coarctate
coarctate retina
coarctation
coarctation

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