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Meaning of coarctation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkəʊ.ɑːkˈteɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. A congenital stricture or narrowing of a short section of the aorta.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A confinement to a narrow space.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  3. A pressure; that which presses.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi koarktaatio
Français coarctation

Examples

“So likewise the greatest winds, if they have no coarctation, or blow not hollow, give an interior sound”
“the vessel will notwithstanding continue still to beat below or beyond the coarctation”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

coarctectomy Coard coarea Coarnele Caprei coarrangement coarray

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