Coarctate
[koh-ahrk-teyt, -tit] /koʊˈɑrk teɪt, -tɪt/
adjective
1.
(of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium.
/kəʊˈɑːkteɪt/
adjective
1.
(of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case (puparium), as in the housefly
2.
crowded or pressed together; constricted
verb (intransitive)
3.
(pathol) (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become constricted
coarctate co·arc·tate (kō-ärk’tāt’)
adj.
Constricted, narrowed, or compressed, as a segment of a blood vessel.
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