'Coarctation' definitions:

Definition of 'coarctation'

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noun
Tight or narrow compression [syn: constriction, coarctation]
noun
(biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta

Definition of 'Coarctation'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

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