co·arc·tate (k -ärk t t )adj. Zoology 1. Enclosed in an oval horny case. Used of an insect pupa. 2. Constricted, narrowed, or compressed, as a segment of a blood vessel. [Latin coarct tus, past participle of coarctre, to compress, alteration of coartre : co-, co- + artre, to compress (from artus, tight, confined; see ar- in Indo-European roots).] |
coarctate [kəʊˈɑːkteɪt]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case (puparium), as in the housefly
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) crowded or pressed together; constricted
vb (intr)
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become constricted
[from Latin coarctāre, to press together, from artus tight]
coarctation n
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| Adj. | 1. | coarctate - (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case enclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling" |
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