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stenosis

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Noun

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ste=no=sis

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun stenosis has 1 sense

stenosis(n = noun.state) stricture - abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway; Array

has particulars: aortic stenosis, enterostenosis, laryngostenosis, pulmonary stenosis, pyloric stenosis, rhinostenosis, mitral stenosis, mitral valve stenosis, ureterostenosis

is a kind of pathology

Derived form adjective stenotic₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

stenosis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. steno`s narrow.].

A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

stenosis, n. Med. the abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.

Derivative

stenotic adj.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk stenosis narrowing f. stenoo make narrow f. stenos narrow

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