stenosed

[ sti-nohst, -nohzd ]

adjective

, Medicine/Medical.

1. characterized by stenosis; abnormally narrowed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stenosed¹

1895–1900; stenos(is) + -ed ², as if derivative of a v. stenose ( metamorphose, diagnose )

Example Sentences

Stenosed′, contracted morbidly; Stenot′ic, abnormally contracted.

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