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n. A narrowing or constricting, especially of the aorta or of a blood vessel.

n. The state of being enclosed in an oval horny case. Used of an insect pupa.

n. A stenosis, especially of the aorta.

n. confinement to a narrow space

n. pressure; that which presses

n. Confinement to a narrow space.

n. Pressure; that which presses.

n. A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.

n. Confinement; restriction to a narrow space; restraint of liberty.

n. Pressure; contraction; specifically, in medicine, the contracting or lessening of the diameter of a canal, as the intestine or the urethra, or the contraction of a cavity.

n. tight or narrow compression

n. (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta

"Distinct from this diffuse and moderate stenosis at the isthmus is the condition known as coarctation of the aorta, or marked stenosis often amounting to complete obliteration of its lumen, seen in adults and occuring at or near, oftenest a little below, the insertion of the ligamentum arteriosum into the aorta."

contraction    condensation    compression    narrowing   

pressure