COARCTATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does coarctation mean? • COARCTATION (noun)
The noun COARCTATION has 2 senses:
1. tight or narrow compression
2. (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta
Familiarity information: COARCTATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COARCTATION (noun)
Meaning:
Tight or narrow compression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
coarctation; constriction
Hypernyms ("coarctation" is a kind of...):
compression; condensation; contraction (the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together)
Meaning:
(biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("coarctation" is a kind of...):
narrowing (an instance of becoming narrow)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
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