Joining or fitting together of two surfaces; e.g., the lips of a wound or the ends of a broken bone. [L. co-apto, pp. -aptatus, to fit together]
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co·ap·ta·tion (.)kō-.ap-'tā-shən n the adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other: the joining or fitting together (as of the ends of a broken bone or the edges of a wound)
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co·ap·ta·tion (ko-ap-taґshən) the process of approximating, or joining together.Medical dictionary. 2011.