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. [1913 Webster] 2. Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] --Ray. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice. [1913 Webster]