coarctate

co·arc·tate  (k-ärktt)

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.

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[Latin coarcttus, past participle of coarctre, to compress, alteration of coartre : co-, co- + artre, to compress (from artus, tight, confined; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]

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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"