What does "coarctation" mean?
Coarctation: Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] Ray.
Additional senses
- 2.(Med.) A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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