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coarctation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | constriction |
| Type of | compression, condensation, contraction |
coarctation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | narrowing |
Examples of coarctation
coarctation
Less than 2 weeks old, Steve was diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta, which was a pinched aorta.
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Aortic valve stenosis, coarctation of the aorta, hypoplastic left heart syndrome and bicuspid aortic valve have been reported to recur within single families.
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The association with LVOT defects was noted not only for the whole group of defects, but also individually for aortic valve stenosis, coarctation of the aorta and hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
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- Constriction: tight or narrow compression
- (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta
- (coarctate) (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case
- A stenosis (/stu0259u02C8nou028Asu1D7Bs/; plural: stenoses, /stu0259u02C8nou028Au02CCsiu02D0z/) (from Ancient Greek u03C3u03C4u03ADu03BDu03C9u03C3u03B9u03C2, "narrowing") is an abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure. It is also sometimes called a stricture (as in urethral stricture).
- (Coarctate) A pupa (Latin pupa for doll, pl: pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects, those that undergo a complete metamorphosis, going through four life stages; embryo, larva, pupa and imago. ...
- (coarctate) crushed together, crowded.
- A congenital condition in which the aorta narrows in the area where it connects to the ductus arteriosus.
- Compression of the walls of a vessel; a stricture.
- A narrowing of the passageway of a blood vessel
