coaptation

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Synonyms: captation, cooptation, adaptation, cogitation, coarctation, optation, corotation, constation, capitation, computation, coadaptation

Antonyms: captation, cooptation, adaptation, cogitation, coarctation, optation, corotation, constation, capitation, computation, coadaptation

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Noun

1. The bringing together of two parts to form an [[approximated]] positioning; used especially of a dislocated joint (in reference to [[reduction]]), a broken bone (in reference to [[bonesetting]]), portions of soft tissue (in reference to [[wound]] closure or to [[anastomosis]]), or heart valve function (wherein good leaflet coaptation is healthy and poor coaptation causes regurgitation/insufficiency).

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