coaptation

In symmetric coaptation, leaflet tips meet at a common point on the annulus.

The copula happens through the coaptation of the male and female genital orifices.

Harding approved entirely, and it was decided that the two wounds should be dressed without attempting to close them by immediate coaptation.

Asymmetric coaptation is marked by one leaflet displaced toward the atrium with respect to the other.

These changes throughout the cycle are believed to be key to optimize leaflet coaptation and to minimize tissue stresses.

Mr. Gordon calls his staging a "coaptation" of the play - a neologism suggesting a little co-opting and a little adapting.

By using the long thoracodorsal nerve of the latissimus dorsi muscle, direct coaptation to the facial nerve on the other side can be performed.

During the second stage end-to-side or end-to-end nerve coaptation to the proximal end of the paralysed facial nerve is performed with a microscope.

Leaking valves can be corrected by mitral valve annuloplasty, a common surgical procedure that aims at restoring proper leaflet coaptation.

The goal of semi-rigid rings is to maintain coaptation and valve integrity during systole, while allowing for good hemodynamics during diastole.

The one stage CFNG, implies an end-to-side coaptation of the sural or saphenous nerve to the distal end of the affected facial nerve.

Surgical repair typically involves the implantation of a device surrounding the mitral valve, called an annuloplasty device, which pulls the leaflets together to facilitate coaptation and aids to re-establish mitral valve function.

While the general goal of all devices is the same, namely to increase leaflet coaptation and to support the posterior annulus against dilation, flexible bands are designed to maintain the three-dimensional contour of the native annulus and some of its natural dynamics.