ALL meanings of coarctation
co·arc·ta·tion
C c - noun coarctation Congenital narrowing of a short section of the aorta. 1
- noun coarctation Pathology. a narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel. a congenital anomaly of the heart in which there is a narrowing of the aorta, resulting in abnormal blood flow. 1
- noun coarctation Entomology. the condition of having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium. 1
- noun coarctation (medicine) A stenosis, especially of the aorta. 0
- noun coarctation (Obsolete (No longer in use)) confinement to a narrow space. 0
- noun coarctation (Obsolete (No longer in use)) pressure; that which presses. 0