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coaptation

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co⋅ap⋅ta⋅tion

  [koh-ap-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
a joining or adjustment of parts to one another: the coaptation of a broken bone.
Origin:
1555–65; < LL coaptātiōn-, s. of coaptātiō; see coapt, -ation
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Main Entry: co·ap·ta·tion
Pronunciation: (")kO-"ap-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other : the joining or fitting together (as of the ends of a broken bone or the edges of a wound)
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coaptation co·ap·ta·tion (kō'āp-tā'shən)
n.
The joining together or fitting of two surfaces, such as the edges of a wound or the ends of a broken bone.

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