English dictionary

coarctation

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

tight or narrow compression

noun.event

Synonyms constriction

Source: WordNet 3.0
(biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
Confinement to a narrow space.

noun

Source: webster1913