stenosis
NounUS[sten-oh-sis]/ˌstɛˈnoʊsɪs/3 syllables
Synonyms:
stricture
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)stenoses
- abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passagewaySynonyms: strictureType of pathologyKinds enterostenosis, pyloric stenosis, rhinostenosis, laryngostenosis, mitral stenosis, aortic stenosis, ureterostenosis, pulmonary stenosis
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ste·no′sis noun
Origin: NL., fr. Gr. στενός narrow.
Medicine 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54