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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARCTATION, ARCTITUDE

n.[L. artus, tight. ] Preternatural straightness; constipation from inflammation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARCTATION

Arc *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. arctus shut in, narrow, p. p. of arcere to shut in: cf. F. arctation. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation.