coarctate

co·arc·tate

 (kō-ärk′tāt′)

adj. Zoology

1. Enclosed within a hard shell, usually the skin of the last larval instar. Used of an insect pupa.

2. Constricted, narrowed, or compressed, as a segment of a blood vessel.

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[Latin coarctātus, past participle of coarctāre, to compress, alteration of coartāre : co-, co- + artāre, to compress (from artus, tight, confined; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]

coarctate

(kəʊˈɑːkteɪt)

adj

1. (Zoology) (of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case (puparium), as in the housefly

2. (Biology) crowded or pressed together; constricted

vb (intr)

(Pathology) pathol (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become constricted

[C15: from Latin coarctāre, to press together, from artus tight]

ˌcoarcˈtation n

coarctate

Past participle: coarctated
Gerund: coarctating

Imperative

coarctate

coarctate

Thesaurus

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"