Found 2 items, similar to Coarctation.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: coarctation
coarctation
n 1: tight or narrow compression [syn:
constriction]
2: (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal;
especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Coarctation
Coarctation
\Co`arc*ta"tion\, n. [L. coarctatio.]
1. Confinement to a narrow space. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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2. Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] --Ray.
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3. (Med.) A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or
orifice.
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