coarctation
Abnormal arterial narrowing
Coarctation is a narrowing or constriction, used almost exclusively in medicine.
Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital heart defect where the main artery leaving the heart is abnormally narrow, restricting blood flow: The infant was diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta and scheduled for surgery.
Chief arterial trunk
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- congenitalExisting from birth
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
aneurysm · echocardiogram · catheterization · heart murmur · gradient · intravascular · lesion · pediatrics
Abnormal bodily narrowing
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
- tighteningMaking less loose
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
- chokepointNarrow passage limiting movement
bottleneck · contracture · attenuation · taper · lumen · occlusion · compression · squeeze
Bound on extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- confinementState of being restricted
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
blockage · impediment · hindrance · check · restraint · containment · inhibition · enclosure
aorta
Chief arterial trunk
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- congenitalExisting from birth
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
cardiology · aneurysm · echocardiogram · catheterization · heart murmur · gradient · intravascular · lesion · pediatrics · prostaglandin
stenosis
Abnormal bodily narrowing
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
- tighteningMaking less loose
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
chokepoint · bottleneck · contracture · attenuation · taper · lumen · occlusion · compression · squeeze · diminution
limitation
Bound on extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- confinementState of being restricted
obstruction · blockage · impediment · hindrance · check · restraint · containment · inhibition · enclosure · throttling