What is a stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice called?
coarctation — (Med.) A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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