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Word: Coaptation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from late Latin coaptatio(n-), from the verb coaptare, from co- (from Latin cum ‘with, together’) + aptare (from aptus ‘apt’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkəʊapˈteɪʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the adaptation or adjustment of things or people to each other
Short Definition:adaptation or adjustment of things or people to each other
Examples:- the coaptation of immigrants and native-born citizens
Definition:
the drawing together of the separated tissue in a wound or fracture.
Short Definition:drawing together of separated tissue
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