coapt
1coapt — co•apt [[t]koʊˈæpt[/t]] v. t. srg to join or adjust (separate parts) to one another: to coapt the edges of a wound[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70; < L coapt(āre) < aptāre to put into position co ap•ta′tion, n …
2coapt — /koh apt /, v.t. to bring close together: The surgeons coapted the edges of the wound. [1560 70; < L coapt(are), equiv. to co CO + aptare to put into position, v. deriv. of aptus APT] * * * …
3coapt — transitive verb Etymology: Late Latin coaptare, from Latin co + aptus fastened, fit more at apt Date: 1570 to fit together and make fast • coaptation noun …
4coapt — 1. verb To fit together, especially by mutual adaptation See Also: coaptation 2. noun methyl cyanoacrylate …
5coapt — To join or fit together. * * * co·apt kō apt vt to close or fasten together: cause to adhere <the margins of the wound were then closely coapted with sutures (Biol. Abstracts)> * * * co·apt (ko aptґ) [L. coaptare] to join together, as the… …
6coapt — v. fit pieces together …
7coapt — co·apt …
8coapt — verb 1. cause to adhere The wounds were coapted • Syn: ↑conglutinate • Derivationally related forms: ↑conglutination (for: ↑conglutinate) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
9coapt(ate) — v.t. join or fit together. ♦ coaptation, n …
10coaptation — noun see coapt …
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