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stenosis

Syllabification: (ste·no·sis)
Pronunciation: /stəˈnōsis/

Definition of stenosis

noun (plural stenoses /-ˌsēz/)

Medicine
  • the abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.

Derivatives

stenosed

Pronunciation: /stəˈnōst, -nōzd/

adjective

stenosing

Pronunciation: /-ˈnōsiNG, -ˈnōz-/

adjective

stenotic

Pronunciation: /stəˈnätik/

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek stenōsis 'narrowing', from stenoun 'make narrow', from stenos 'narrow'

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Definition of stenosis in the British & World English dictionary

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