arctationMed.|ɑːkˈteɪʃən| [n. of action f. L. arctā-re, prop.artā-re: see art v.1, and cf. artation.] The action of drawing close together; compression, constriction. 1656in Blount Glossogr.1877Erichsen Surgery II. iii. xlii. 4 Arctation, or even complete occlusion, of the artery.