Beyond the political purpose of free speech, the First Amendment provides American people with a marketplace of ideas.. Rather than having the government establish and dictate the truth, freedom of speech enables the truth to emerge from diverse opinions.
cerclage. [ 1 serklÄzhâ²] 2  1 an orthopedic procedure in which the ends of an oblique bone fracture or the chips of a broken patella are bound together with a wire loop or a metal band to hold them in position until healed.
2. coarctation - (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta. narrowing-an instance of becoming narrow. biological science, biology-the science that studies living organisms. Translations.oun. 1. coarctation-tight or narrow compression. constriction. compression, contraction, condensation-the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; the contraction of a gas on cooling.