coarctation
Co`arc*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. coarctatio.] 1. Confinement to a narrow space. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] Ray. 3. (Med.) Defn: A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.
Co`arc*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. coarctatio.] 1. Confinement to a narrow space. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] Ray. 3. (Med.) Defn: A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.