Definition
To fit or adapt two things together perfectly, especially in medical contexts like bones or wound edges.
Etymology
From Latin co- (together) + aptare (to fit or adjust), from aptus meaning fit or suitable. Medical usage became standard in anatomy and surgery.
Kelly Says
Surgeons still use this exact term when describing how they carefully align broken bone fragments—it's a word that's been essential to medicine for over 500 years.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সম্পর্ক
som-por-k
CACatalà
adaptar
ah-dap-tar
CSČeština
přizpůsobit
pri-zpu-so-bit
DADansk
tilpasse
til-pas-se
DEDeutsch
anpassen
an-pas-sen
ELΕλληνικά
προσαρμόζω
pro-sar-mo-zo
ESEspañol
adaptar
ah-dap-tar
FISuomi
sopeutua
soe-peutua
FRFrançais
adapter
ah-dap-tay
HIहिन्दी
अनुकूलित करना
anu-kool-it kar-na
HUMagyar
adaptál
ah-dap-tal
IDBahasa Indonesia
sesuaikan
se-sua-kan
ITItaliano
adattare
ah-dah-ttare
JA日本語
適合する
se-bi-tsu-suru
KKKK
сәйкестік
sa-y-kes-tik
KO한국어
적응하다
jeok-eung-ha-da
MRMR
समायोजित
sa-ma-yo-jit
MSBahasa Melayu
sesuaikan
se-sua-kan
NLNederlands
aanpassen
an-pas-sen
NONorsk
tilpasse
til-pas-se
PLPolski
przystosować
przy-sto-so-vat
PTPortuguês
adaptar
ah-dap-tar
RORomână
adapta
ah-dap-ta
RUРусский
приспособиться
pri-spo-so-bitsya
SVSvenska
anpassa
an-pas-sa
SWKiswahili
kufaa
koo-faa
TAதமிழ்
ஏற்றம்
ae-rat-tam
UKУкраїнська
пристосуватися
pri-sto-su-vatisya
VITiếng Việt
thích nghi
thik nghie