Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun coarctation

2 senses of coarctation

Sense 1
constriction, coarctation -- (tight or narrow compression)
       => compression, condensation, contraction -- (the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling")

Sense 2
coarctation -- ((biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta)
       => narrowing -- (an instance of becoming narrow)