stenosis

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stenosis

/stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/ UK
/stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/ US

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From New Latin stenōsis, from Ancient Greek στένωσις (sténōsis, “narrowing”), from στενόω (stenóō, “to confine, to contract”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix), equivalent to steno- + -osis.

noun stenoses

countable, uncountable An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.
countable, uncountable A reduction in either mental or physical capacity.

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noun abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ

Español	estenosis
中文	狹窄 /狭窄 xiázhǎi, 狹窄症 /狭窄症 xiázhǎizhèng
Português	estenose, coarctação
Français	sténose
Deutsch	Stenose
العربية	تَضَيُّق taḍayyuq

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@misc{stenosis_2026,
  title = {stenosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stenosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}