coapt

verb co·apt \kō-ˈapt\

Definition of COAPT

transitive verb

: to fit together and make fast

— co·ap·ta·tion \(ˌ)kō-ˌap-ˈtā-shən\ noun

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

First Known Use: 1570

Medical Dictionary

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>

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