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coaptation

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coaptation [ˌkəʊæpˈteɪʃən]
n
(Medicine) the joining or reuniting of two surfaces, esp the ends of a broken bone or the edges of a wound
[from Late Latin coaptātiō a meticulous joining together, from Latin co- together + aptāre to fit]


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By generating between 60 and 100[degrees]C of heat, the harmonic scalpel promotes hemostasis by creating protein coagulum, which results in vessel coaptation and the fusion of smaller vessels.
 
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