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restenosis
(re|sten|osis)
Pronunciation:
/ˌriːstɛˈnəʊsɪs/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
the recurrence of abnormal narrowing of an artery or valve after corrective surgery.
Origin:
1950s
: from
re-
'again'
+
stenosis
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