stenosis

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

sialòlit

estenosi

Sinònims

stricture

coarctation

contraction

narrowing

duct narrowing

batter

chokepoint

constriction

Traduccions

sténose

stenosi

estenosis

Stenose

estenose

stenose

ضيق

Sténose

stenosis

στένωση

Striktur

vernauwing

adervernauwing

estrechamiento de un conducto

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.