Thesaurus: coarctation

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1. n. Confinement to a narrow space.
2. n. Pressure; that which presses.
3. n. A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.
4. n. tight or narrow compression
5. n. (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta
6. 1. Confinement to a narrow space. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] Ray. 3. (Med.) A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.
7. A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.
8. n tight or narrow compression n (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta