coarctation

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.

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coarctation

1. Obsolete, the act of confining, as in a narrow space.
2. restriction of liberty.

See also: Captivity

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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