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   coarctate

   /kəʊˈɑːkteɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. pressed close together; contracted; compressed.
   • ▪ (of the pupa of certain flies) formed within and remaining concealed by the larval cuticle or puparium.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin coarctatus, past participle of coarctare ‘press or draw together’.

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   What does coarctate mean?

   • Define coarctate. coarctate synonyms, coarctate pronunciation, coarctate translation, English dictionary definition of coarctate. adj. Zoology 1. Enclosed within a hard shell, usually the skin of the last larval instar. Used of an insect pupa. 2. Constricted, narrowed, or compressed,...

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   • (of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium. In this sense the figure of coarctate pup is extremely various. Coarctate definition: (of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium.. See examples of COARCTATE used in a sentence.

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   What does coarctation mean?

   • coarctation (ko-ark-ta′shun) A narrowing or constriction, as of a blood vessel. coat (kōt) A membrane or a layer of tissue. buffy c. (a) A light yellowish layer of platelets and white blood cells covering the packed red cells of centrifuged blood.

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   What does coacervate mean?

   • n. A cluster of droplets separated out of a lyophilic colloid. Of or relating to a cluster of droplets. To cause to form a coacervate. [From Latin coacervātus, past participle of coacervāre, to heap together : co-, co- + acervāre, to heap (from acervus, a heap ).] co·ac′er·va′tion n.

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   The meaning of COARCTATE is pressed together : closely connected; specifically : enclosed in a rigid case formed from the last larval skin —used of insect pupae.

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   3 meanings: 1. (of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case (puparium), as in the housefly 2. crowded or pressed together;.... Click for more definitions.

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   Coarctate definition: (of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium.. See examples of COARCTATE used in a sentence.

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   Define coarctate. coarctate synonyms, coarctate pronunciation, coarctate translation, English dictionary definition of coarctate. adj. Zoology 1. Enclosed within a hard shell, usually the skin of the last larval instar.

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   Coarctate definition: Compressed or constricted. Origin of Coarctate Latin coarctātus past participle of coarctāre to compress alteration of coartāre co-co-artāre to compress (from artus tight, confined ar-in Indo-European roots)

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   adjective. 1. (of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case ( puparium ), as in the housefly. 2. crowded or pressed together; constricted. verb (intransitive) 3. pathology. (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become constricted. Collins English Dictionary.

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   (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case