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Definition of Coarctation
1. Noun. Tight or narrow compression.
Generic synonyms: Compression, Condensation, Contraction
Derivative terms: Constrict
2. Noun. (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta.
Definition of Coarctation
1. n. Confinement to a narrow space.
Definition of Coarctation
1. Noun. (medicine) A stenosis, especially of the aorta. ¹
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Definition of Coarctation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Coarctation
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Coarctation
Literary usage of Coarctation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the lungs: Including the Principles by Walter Hayle Walshe (1851)
"coarctation AND OBLITERATION. I. The arch of the aorta is subject to a peculiar
quasi-congenital coarctation, which occurs at the time of the closure of the ..."
2. Physical Diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1919)
"(b) Those with little or no cyanosis—aortic coarctation, most septum defects,
patent ductus ... Stenosis of the Descending Aortic Arch (Aortic coarctation). ..."
3. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1861)
"ON THE OPERATION OF TURNING IN LABOUR OBSTRUCTED THROUGH coarctation OF THE PELVIC
BRIM. By Dr. ROBERT BARNES, FRCP, Physician to the Royal Maternity ..."