Meaning & use
Apposed
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Placed side by side or in close proximity, especially so as to touch or align, as with surfaces or anatomical structures.
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The surgeon carefully apposed the wound edges before suturing.
In the diagram, the two magnets are shown apposed, poles facing one another.
A note on using this word
"Apposed" comes from the verb "appose," meaning to place things next to each other; it's frequently used in medical and anatomical writing, such as describing wound edges or bone surfaces.
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