stenosis

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin, from Ancient Greek στένωσις (sténōsis, “narrowing”), from στενουν (stenoun, “make narrow”), from στενός (stenós, “narrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛˈnəʊsɪs/

Noun

stenosis (countable and uncountable, plural stenoses)

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

Translations

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

• Catalan: estenosi f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 狹窄／狭窄 (zh) (xiázhǎi), 狭窄 (zh) (xiázhǎi), 狹窄症／狭窄症, 狭窄症 (xiázhǎizhèng)

• Czech: stenóza f
• Dutch: adervernauwing
• French: sténose (fr)
• German: Stenose (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Malay:

  Rumi: stenosis

• Portuguese: estenose f, coarctação f
• Slovak: stenóza (sk) f
• Spanish: estenosis (es) f
• Swedish: stenos (sv) c

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