Co`arc*ta"tion (?), n. [L. coarctatio.] 1. Confinement to a narrow space. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] Ray.
3. (Med.) A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.
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