coarctation

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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.

Synonimy

constriction

stenosis

stricture

chokepoint

Tłumaczenia

Koarktation

-en

coarctation

coarctation ''f''

coartazione

coartazione ''f''

coarctação

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˌkəʊ.ɑːkˈteɪ.ʃən/

Etymologia (Angielski)

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.