coarctation
noun
co·arc·ta·tion
(ˌ)kō-ˌärk-ˈtā-shən 
: a stricture or narrowing especially of a canal or vessel (such as the aorta)
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In a statement posted to Twitter, Johnson — a three-star prospect from Phoenix, Arizona, committed to the Wolverines' 2020 class — wrote that he was born with a coarctation of his aorta.
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Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2019
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coarctation
noun
co·arc·ta·tion
(ˌ)kō-ˌärk-ˈtā-shən
: a stricture or narrowing especially of a canal or vessel (as the aorta)
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