"arctation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arctations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin arctus (“shut in, narrow”), past participle of arcere (“to shut in”). Compare French arctation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|arctus||shut in, narrow}} Latin arctus (“shut in, narrow”), {{cog|fr|arctation}} French arctation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} arctation (countable and uncountable, plural arctations)
  1. (medicine) Constriction or contraction of a natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-arctation-en-noun-6~HOx2MQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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