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Definition of coaptation in English English dictionary
- The bringing together of two parts to form a seamless whole; used especially of a dislocated joint or a broken bone
- {n} the adjustment of parts to each other
- The adaptation of things or people to each other
- (Medicine) The drawing together of the separated tissue in a wound or fracture
- The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a broken bone or dislocated joint
- {i} adaptation of parts to each other
- paragoge
- coaptation splint
- A short splint, used with a longer one that covers the entire limb, that prevents the ends of a fractured bone from overriding
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