coarctate

[ koh-ahrk-teyt, -tit ]

adjective
  1. (of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium.

Origin of coarctate

1
1375–1425 for sense “confined, restricted,” 1810–20 for current sense; late Middle English <Latin coarctātus, variant of coartātus (past participle of coartāre to press together), equivalent to co-co- + art(us) tight (see article) + -ātus-ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for coarctate

coarctate

/ (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(intr)
  1. pathol (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become constricted

Origin of coarctate

1
C15: from Latin coarctāre, to press together, from artus tight

Derived forms of coarctate

  • coarctation, noun

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