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coaptations

coaptations is the plural of coaptation.

Meaning of coaptation

Noun

coaptation (countable and uncountable, plural coaptations)

  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).
    Synonyms:
    approximation

Questions about coaptations

What is coaptations the plural of?
Coaptations is the plural of coaptation.

Words near coaptations in the dictionary

  1. coaptation
  2. coaptation splint
  3. coaptation splints
  4. coaptation suture
  5. coaptation sutures
  6. coaptations
  7. coapted
  8. coapting
  9. coaptive
  10. coapts
  11. coar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coaptations (page history and authors); coaptation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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