coaptation

[ koh-ap-tey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. a joining or adjustment of parts to one another: the coaptation of a broken bone.

Origin of coaptation

1
1555–65; <Late Latin coaptātiōn-, stem of coaptātiō;see coapt, -ation

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coaptation

/ (ˌkəʊæpˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the joining or reuniting of two surfaces, esp the ends of a broken bone or the edges of a wound

Origin of coaptation

1
C16: from Late Latin coaptātiō a meticulous joining together, from Latin co- together + aptāre to fit

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