The process or result of fitting two parts together precisely, especially in medicine when bone fragments or tissue edges are aligned.
From coapt + -ation (suffix forming nouns of action), from Latin coaptatio. The term became standardized in medical terminology during the 16th-17th centuries.
Perfect coaptation is literally the difference between a surgical scar and a nearly invisible surgical line—millimeters matter when tissues are trying to heal together.
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