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coarctation

Pronunciation: /ˌkəʊɑːkˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Definition of coarctation

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • congenital narrowing of a short section of the aorta: coarctation of the aorta [count noun]:a freshly dilated coarctation

Origin:

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

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