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stenosed

[ sti-nohst, -nohzd ]
/ stɪˈnoʊst, -ˈnoʊzd /

adjective Medicine/Medical.

characterized by stenosis; abnormally narrowed.

Words nearby stenosed

stenopeic, stenopetalous, stenophagous, stenophyllous, stenosal murmur, stenosed, stenosis, stenostomia, stenothermal, stenothermophile, stenothermophilic

Origin of stenosed

1895–1900; stenos(is) + -ed2, as if derivative of a v. stenose (cf. metamorphose, diagnose)
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stenosed
[ stə-nōzd′, -nōst′ ]

adj.

Marked by or showing stenosis; narrowed; strictured.
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