coarctate /kō-ärkˈtāt/

1. Compressed
2. Constricted, narrowed

1. (esp of the aorta) to become constricted
2. To narrow

cōarctāˈtion noun

• piton
• pitons
• Pitot tube
• Pitot tubes
• pit-pat
• pit-pats
• pit-patted
• pit-patting
• pit ponies
• pit pony
• pitprop
• pitprops
• pits
• pit-saw
• pit-saws
• pit-sawyer
• pit-sawyers
• pit stop
• pit stops
• pitta
• Pitta
• pitta bread
• pittance
• pittances
• pittas