coarctation

co·arc·ta·tion

 (kō′ärk-tā′shən)

n.

A narrowing or constricting, especially of the aorta or of a blood vessel.

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co•arc•ta•tion

(ˌkoʊ ɑrkˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. a narrowing or constriction, as of a blood vessel.

2. the condition of being encased in a hard skin, as an insect larva.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin coar(c)tātiō crowding together]

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coarctation

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

See also: Captivity

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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

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Translations

коарктация

co·arc·ta·tion

n. coartación, estrechez.

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coarctation

n coartación f

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