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stenosis

Pronunciation: /stɪˈnəʊsɪs/

Definition of stenosis

noun (plural stenoses /stɪˈnəʊsiːs/)

[mass noun] Medicine
  • the abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body: there is evidence of stenosis [with modifier]:renal artery stenosis [count noun]:a stenosis at the level of the hilum was diagnosed

Derivatives

stenosed

adjective

stenosing

adjective

stenotic

Pronunciation: /-ˈnɒtɪk/

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 US English dictionary

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