COARCTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coarctation mean? 

• COARCTATION (noun)
  The noun COARCTATION has 2 senses:

1. tight or narrow compression

2. (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta

  Familiarity information: COARCTATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COARCTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tight or narrow compression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

coarctation; constriction

Hypernyms ("coarctation" is a kind of...):

compression; condensation; contraction (the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("coarctation" is a kind of...):

narrowing (an instance of becoming narrow)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

 Context examples 

A congenital vascular abnormality that affects the great vessels and/or aortic arch. Representative examples include double aortic arch, aortic coarctation, and absence of a pulmonary artery.

(Great Vessels Abnormality, NCI Thesaurus)