coarctation

Meaning

1. A congenital stricture or narrowing of a short section of the aorta.
2. (obsolete) A confinement to a narrow space.
3. (obsolete) A pressure; that which presses.

Synonyms

constriction

stenosis

stricture

chokepoint

Translations

Koarktation

-en

coarctation

coarctation ''f''

coartazione

coartazione ''f''

coarctação

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkəʊ.ɑːkˈteɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coarctātiō (“drawing or crowding together”, noun), from coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”) + -ātiō (“-ation”, action noun suffix); equivalent to coarctate + -ion.