stegnosis

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stegnosis

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From Ancient Greek στέγνωσις (stégnōsis), from στεγνός (stegnós, “watertight”).

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archaic, uncountable constipation
archaic, uncountable constriction of the vessels or ducts The nasal passages should be carefully examined for symptoms of stegnosis, enlargement of the turbinated bones, polypi, etc.

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@misc{stegnosis_2026,
  title = {stegnosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stegnosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}