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coarctation

[koh-ahrk-tey-shuh n]
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noun
  1. Pathology.
    1. a narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel.
    2. a congenital anomaly of the heart in which there is a narrowing of the aorta, resulting in abnormal blood flow.
  2. Entomology. the condition of having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium.
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Origin of coarctation

1400–50; late Middle English coartacioun pressure, constriction < Latin coar(c)tātiōn-, stem of coar(c)tātiō; see coarctate, -ion
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coarctation

(kō′ärk-tā′shən)
n.
  1. A constriction, stricture, or stenosis.
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