Associations to the word «Coaptation»

Wiktionary

COAPTATION, noun. The bringing together of two parts to form a seamless whole; used especially of a dislocated joint or a broken bone
COAPTATION SPLINT, noun. (medicine) A short splint, used with a longer one that covers the entire limb, that prevents the ends of a fractured bone from overriding
COAPTATION SUTURE, noun. (medicine) A superficial suture of the skin only

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King