Coarctation

Of Latin origin, the word [coarctatio] means "to press together", or to confine. It is used as a synonym with "stricture" or "stenosis".

The term [coarctation] is used today used mostly to describe a narrowing, stricture, or stenosis of blood vessels, such as "coarctation of the aorta"

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