stenosis

noun ste·no·sis \stə-ˈnō-səs\

plural ste·no·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of STENOSIS

: a narrowing or constriction of the diameter of a bodily passage or orifice

— ste·not·ic \-ˈnä-tik\ adjective

New Latin, from Greek stenōsis act of narrowing, from stenoun to narrow, from stenos narrow

First Known Use: circa 1860

Medical Dictionary

noun ste·no·sis \stə-ˈnō-səs\

plural ste·no·ses \-ˌsēz\

: a narrowing or constriction of the diameter of a bodily passage or orifice <esophageal stenosis>—see aortic stenosis, mitral stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, spinal stenosis, subaortic stenosis

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