coapt

verb

co·​apt kō-ˈapt 

coapted; coapting; coapts

transitive verb

: to fit together and make fast

coaptation

(ˌ)kō-ˌap-ˈtā-shən 

noun

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin coaptare, from Latin co- + aptus fastened, fit — more at apt

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

coapt

transitive verb

co·​apt kō-ˈapt 

: to close or fasten together : cause to adhere

the margins of the wound were then closely coapted with sutures

—Biological Abstracts