Coarctation (Noun)

Tight or narrow compression.

Nouns denoting natural events.

The doctor explained that the patient's aorta had a coarctation, which was restricting blood flow to the lower body.
The engineer designed a new pipe system to alleviate the coarctation caused by the narrow valve, which was slowing down the water flow.
The tight compression bandage caused a coarctation of the patient's wrist, cutting off circulation to the hand.
The narrow mountain pass created a coarctation in the traffic flow, causing a massive jam during rush hour.
The surgeon carefully repaired the coarctation in the patient's esophagus, allowing food to pass through easily once again.

(biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta.

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.