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View synonyms for stenosis
stenosis
[ sti-noh-sis ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
stenosis
/ stɪˈnəʊsɪs; stɪˈnɒtɪk /
noun
- pathol an abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passage
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Derived Forms
- stenotic, adjective
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Other Words From
- ste·not·ic [sti-, not, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stenosis1
C19: via New Latin from Greek stenōsis, from stenoun to constrict, from stenos narrow
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Example Sentences
The breathing is not affected unless the operation is followed by stenosis.
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In the worst forms of stenosis from septal deformity they are useless.
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It was a close matter then if I would be able to keep from a violent eructative stenosis, as you say.
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It is in stenosis of the coronary arteries, and in aortic obstruction, that nitrite of amyl and nitro-glycerine are most useful.
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Stenosis, however, may occur from cicatricial contraction if the operation has been incompletely performed.
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