teɪt, -tɪt adjective
(of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium.
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coarctate (kəʊˈɑːkteɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case (puparium), as in the housefly |
| 2. | crowded or pressed together; constricted |
| —vb | |
| 3. | pathol (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become constricted |
| [C15: from Latin coarctāre, to press together, from artus tight] | |
| coarc'tation | |
| —n | |
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coarctate co·arc·tate (kō-ärk'tāt')
adj.
Constricted, narrowed, or compressed, as a segment of a blood vessel.
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