Dictionary - Definition of COAPTATION


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a broken bone or dislocated joint.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Coaptation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1818. (references)

Etymology:Coaptation \Co`ap*ta"tion\, noun. [Latin expression coaptatio, from coaptare to fit together; co- aptare. See Aptate.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: COAPTATION

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a broken bone or dislocated joint.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "COAPTATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1818. (references)

Etymology:Coaptation \Co`ap*ta"tion\, noun. [Latin expression coaptatio, from coaptare to fit together; co- aptare. See Aptate.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top