Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
coaptate .
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- verb To
fit together, especially by mutualadaptation - noun organic chemistry methyl cyanoacrylate
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- verb cause to adhere
- verb fit tightly and fasten
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Examples
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E. coli that coapt cytoskeletal elements to gain entry to cells, and differs from
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles I. Martin Sheldon et al. 2010
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E. coli that coapt cytoskeletal elements to gain entry to cells, and differs from
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles I. Martin Sheldon et al. 2010
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The MitraClip is used to grasp and coapt the leaflets of the mitral valve.
Medgadget 2009
skipvia commented on the word coapt
Most commonly used in medicine to describe a wound that is (or should heal) closed--e.g., "The agent changes the molecular structure of the inside of the offending vessels so that they coapt or heal closed."
June 26, 2008