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Vinony

coarctate

verb

  1. an abnormal narrowing or stricture of a blood vessel or other organ
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/ / /koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/ / /ˈkoʊˌɑɹkˌteɪt/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin coarctātus, perfect participle of coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”), from co- (“being or bringing together, co-”) + arctō (“to draw or press close together”).

  1. Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
  2. (of the pupa of certain flies) Enclosed in a rigid case formed by the larval cuticle or puparium.

verb

Etymology: From the above adjective, for more see etymology at -ate.

  1. To press together; to crowd.
  2. To restrain; to confine.