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coarctation

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  1. 1. n. Confinement to a narrow space. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Pressure; that which presses. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. tight or narrow compression Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta Source: wordnet
  6. 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. Source: webster
  7. 7. A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n tight or narrow compression n (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta Source: ecdict

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