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   coarct

   /kəʊˈɑːkt/

   verb

   • 1. compress or constrict; press together: "blood pressure was measured immediately before and after coarcting the aorta"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin coarctare ‘to press or draw together’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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