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coarctation
(redirected from Coarctation of aorta)

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co·arc·ta·tion  (kärk-tshn)
n.
1. A narrowing or constricting, especially of the aorta or of a blood vessel.
2. The state of being enclosed in an oval horny case. Used of an insect pupa.
coarctation
1. Obsolete, the act of confining, as in a narrow space.
2. restriction of liberty.
See also: Captivity
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Noun1.coarctation - tight or narrow compression
constriction
compression, contraction, condensation - the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
2.coarctation - (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta
narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
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