stenosis

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

stricture

coarctation

contraction

narrowing

duct narrowing

batter

chokepoint

constriction

Translations

sténose

stenosi

Stenose

estenose

estenosis

stenose

zwężenie

ضيق

Sténose

stenosis

vernauwing

adervernauwing

stenoza

coarctação

estrechamiento de un conducto