STENOSIS


Meaning of STENOSIS in English

[ stɪ'nəʊsɪs ]

■ noun ( plural stenoses ) Medicine the abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.

Derivatives

stenosed adjective

stenosing adjective

stenotic adjective

Origin

C19: mod. L., from Gk stenōsis 'narrowing', from stenoun 'make narrow'.

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