coapt

A verb meaning to join or fit together, especially in a surgical or anatomical context.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa unir o ajustar dos superficies o bordes, especialmente en un contexto quirúrgico o anatómico, para que queden en contacto o alineados.

1. Cause to adhere C2 formal medical

   To bring together and cause two surfaces or parts to adhere or join, especially in medical contexts like wound closure.

   • The surgeon carefully coapted the edges of the incision.
   • The glue was used to coapt the torn tissue.
   • Properly coapting the wound edges promotes faster healing.

   🇪🇸Coaptar

   Sinónimos: apposeapproximatebring togethercloseconnectjoinunite

   Antónimos: detachdisjoindisunitepartseparate

2. Fit tightly and fasten C2 formal technical

   To fit two parts together tightly and secure them, often in mechanical or structural contexts.

   • The carpenter coapted the joints of the wooden frame.
   • The engineer designed the parts to coapt perfectly without gaps.
   • They coapted the metal plates using strong bolts.

   🇪🇸Ajustar y fijar juntamente

   Sinónimos: connectcoupledovetailfasteninterlockjoinlinksecurespliceunite

   Antónimos: detachdisconnectloosenseparate

• coapted past participle
• coapted past simple
• coapting present participle
• coapts third person singular