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coarctation

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kō′ärk tā′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
co•arc•ta•tion  (kō′ärk tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathology
    • a narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel.
    • Pathologya congenital anomaly of the heart in which there is a narrowing of the aorta, resulting in abnormal blood flow.
  2. Anatomy[Entomol.]the condition of having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium.
  • Latin coar(c)tātiōn-, stem of coar(c)tātiō; see coarctate, -ion
  • late Middle English coartacioun pressure, constriction 1400–50

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