stenosis
stenosis · stenoses
стеноз
Stenose
An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organAn abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.
UK/stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/US/stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.
Stenose
стено́зstenóz
abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
(countable, uncountable)A reduction in either mental or physical capacity.
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ:
Origin
From New Latin stenōsis, from Ancient Greek στένωσις (sténōsis, “narrowing”), from στενόωFrom New Latin stenōsis, from Ancient Greek στένωσις (sténōsis, “narrowing”), from στενόω (stenóō, “to confine, to contract”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix), equivalent to steno- + -osis.
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Forms
plural: stenosesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway:stricture
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable