stenosis

American  

[sti-noh-sis] / stɪˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.

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stenosis British  

/ stɪˈnəʊsɪs, stɪˈnɒtɪk /

noun

1. pathol an abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passage

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Other Word Forms

• stenotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of stenosis

First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin, from Greek sténōsis; equivalent to steno- + -osis

Example Sentences

There are many with stenosis whose pain increases as they stand.

From The Wall Street Journal

The mother of two has idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis, a rare condition that affects one in 500,000 women and causes abnormal narrowing of the voice box and windpipe.

From BBC

Mr Bridges, 76, says keeping his two-bed bungalow near Braintree warm was a necessity as his wife has spinal stenosis and is in "a lot of pain" when it gets colder.

From BBC

They were then issued with a second death certificate, which said the primary cause of his death was pneumonia and severe aortic stenosis, a blocked heart valve.

From BBC

Her cause of death is listed as "hospital-acquired pneumonia and severe aortic stenosis" - the condition the hospital had been attempting to treat.

From BBC

Related Words

• narrowing