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1. (n.) coarctation
a narrowing or constriction, as of a blood vessel.
2. coarctation
the condition of being encased in a hard skin, as an insect larva.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L coar(c)tātiō crowding together)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) constriction, coarctation
tight or narrow compression
2. (noun) coarctation
(biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta
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1. (noun) coarctation
confinement to a narrow space
2. (noun) coarctation
pressure; that which presses
3. (noun) coarctation
a stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice
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