Arctation
Arctation ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin arctus shut in, narrow, past participle of arcere to shut in: compare French arctation.]
(Medicine) Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation.
Arctation ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin arctus shut in, narrow, past participle of arcere to shut in: compare French arctation.]