English Explanatory Dictionary

stenosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.
  2. A reduction in either mental or physical capacity.

Pronunciation

/stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stenosis.wav /stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/

Word forms

stenosis stenoses

Etymology

From New Latin stenōsis, from Ancient Greek στένωσις (sténōsis, “narrowing”), from στενόω (stenóō, “to confine, to contract”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix), equivalent to steno- + -osis.

Derived words

angiostenosis antirestenosis arthrostenosis bronchostenosis craniostenosis dacryostenosis enterostenosis fibrostenosis homeostenosis oesophagostenosis orbitostenosis poststenosis pyloric stenosis restenosis rhinostenosis stenotic ureterostenosis
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