coarctation
IPA: koʊɑrktˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (pathology) A congenital stricture or narrowing of a short section of the aorta.
- (obsolete) A confinement to a narrow space.
- (obsolete) A pressure; that which presses.
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Examples of "coarctation" in Sentences
- Collateralization in vascular disease and aortic coarctation.
- This includes bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation of the aorta.
- Together, they developed a shunt technique to bypass aortic coarctation.
- This includes bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation narrowing of the aorta.
- An untreated coarctation may also result in hypertrophy of the left ventricle.
- Another important cause is the congenital abnormality coarctation of the aorta.