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stenosis

American  
[sti-noh-sis] / stɪˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

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

stenosis British  
/ stɪˈnəʊsɪs, stɪˈnɒtɪk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of stenosis

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

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