- coapt
- 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
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coapt — 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 … From formal English to slang
coapt — /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] * * * … Universalium
coapt — 1. verb To fit together, especially by mutual adaptation See Also: coaptation 2. noun methyl cyanoacrylate … Wiktionary
coapt — 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… … Medical dictionary
coapt — v. fit pieces together … English contemporary dictionary
coapt — co·apt … English syllables
coapt — verb 1. cause to adhere The wounds were coapted • Syn: ↑conglutinate • Derivationally related forms: ↑conglutination (for: ↑conglutinate) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
coapt(ate) — v.t. join or fit together. ♦ coaptation, n … Dictionary of difficult words
coaptation — noun see coapt … New Collegiate Dictionary
Aortic dissection — Classification and external resources Dissection of the aorta descendens (3), which starts from the left subclavian artery, reaching to the abdominal aorta (4). Aorta ascendens (1) and aortic arch (2) are not involved … Wikipedia
