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

The study centered on low-risk patients with aortic stenosis, a serious heart valve disease.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

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 • Nov. 15, 2025

The 257 patients who completed the study all had asymptomatic extracranial high-grade internal carotid artery stenosis — in other words, their carotid arteries were blocked with plaque.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Cicatricial types of postdiphtheritic stenosis may be seen as webs, annular cicatrices of funnel shape, or masses of fibrous tissue causing fixation of the arytenoids as well as encroachment on the glottic lumen.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Related Words

• narrowing