coarctate
/kəʊˈɑːkteɪt/adjective
1- chiefly Anatomy & Biology pressed close together; contracted; confined【主剖, 主生】密集的; 收缩的; 狭窄的。
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- Entomology (of the pupa of certain flies) formed within and remaining concealed by the larval cuticle or puparium【昆】（某些蝇蛹）包于蛹壳内的。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin coarctatus, past participle of coarctare 'press or draw together'.