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coarctate

American  
[koh-ahrk-teyt, -tit] / koʊˈɑrk teɪt, -tɪt /

adjective

  1. (of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium.

coarctate British  
/ kəʊˈɑːkteɪt /

adjective

  1. (of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case (puparium), as in the housefly

  2. crowded or pressed together; constricted

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verb

  1. pathol (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become constricted

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Other Word Forms

  • coarctation noun

Etymology

Origin of coarctate

1375–1425 for sense “confined, restricted,” 1810–20 for current sense; late Middle English < Latin coarctātus, variant of coartātus (past participle of coartāre to press together), equivalent to co- co- + art ( us ) tight ( article ) + -ātus -ate 1

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