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coarctation

Syllabification: (co·arc·ta·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌkōˌärkˈtāSHən/

Definition of coarctation

noun

Medicine
  • congenital narrowing of a short section of the aorta.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin coarctatio(n-), from the verb coarctare (see coarctate)

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