Meanings
nounarctation (countable and uncountable, plural arctations)
plural arctations
- countableobsoleteuncountablemedicineStenosis.
Origin
- Latinarctus“shut in, narrow”
- Englisharctation
From Latin arctus (“shut in, narrow”), past participle of arcere (“to shut in”). Compare French arctation.
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arctation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctation
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“arctation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arctation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctation.
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