stenosis
English
/stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/, /stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ
- A reduction in capacity (physical or mental)
Etymology
Derived from Latin stenōsis derived from Ancient Greek στένωσις (narrowing), στενόω (contract, confine).
Origin
Ancient Greek
στενόω
Gloss
contract, confine
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- angiostenosis English
- antirestenosis English
- bronchostenosis English
- dacryostenosis English
- enterostenosis English
- fibrostenosis English
- homeostenosis English
- metrostenosis English
- oesophagostenosis English
- orbitostenosis English
- restenosis English
- ureterostenosis English
- stenosis Latin
- stenōsis Latin
- στένωσις Ancient Greek
- στενός Ancient Greek
- στενόω Ancient Greek