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coarc

coarc is the clipping of coarctation.

Meaning of coarctation

Noun

coarctation (countable and uncountable, plural coarctations)

  1. A congenital stricture or narrowing of a short section of the aorta.
    Synonyms:
    stenosis
  2. (obsolete) A confinement to a narrow space.
    • So likewise the greatest winds, if they have no coarctation, or blow not hollow, give an interior sound1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “II. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William...
  3. (obsolete) A pressure; that which presses.
    • the vessel will notwithstanding continue still to beat below or beyond the coarctation1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC

Questions about coarc

What is coarc the clipping of?
Coarc is the clipping of coarctation.

Words near coarc in the dictionary

  1. coarbitrator
  2. coarbitrators
  3. coarbs
  4. coarbship
  5. coarbships
  6. coarc
  7. coarchitect
  8. coarchitects
  9. coarct
  10. coarctate
  11. coarctated

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