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malapposition

malapposition noun: incorrect or poor apposition.

Noun

malapposition (plural malappositions)

  1. Incorrect or poor apposition
    • It permits visualization of device deployment at the level of individual struts (Fig 1A–1C ), including imprecisions, as exemplified by strut-wall malapposition, as well as quantification of biological responses that demonstrate marked variability both locally in the vicinity of individual struts...2016 February 24, “Constraining OCT with Knowledge of Device Design Enables High Accuracy Hemodynamic Assessment of Endovascular Implants”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of malapposition

pluralmalappositions

Origin of malapposition

From mal- + apposition.

Questions about malapposition

What does malapposition mean?
Malapposition means incorrect or poor apposition.
What part of speech is malapposition?
Malapposition is a noun.
What is the plural of malapposition?
The plural of malapposition is malappositions.

Words near malapposition in the dictionary

  1. malappointment
  2. malapportioned
  3. malapportionment
  4. malapportionments
  5. malapposed
  6. malapposition
  7. malappositions
  8. malappropriate
  9. malappropriated
  10. malappropriates
  11. malappropriating

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