stenosis

ste·no·sis

noun \stə-ˈnō-səs\

plural ste·no·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of STENOSIS

: a narrowing or constriction of the diameter of a bodily passage or orifice

— ste·not·ic \-ˈnä-tik\ adjective

Origin of STENOSIS

New Latin, from Greek stenōsis act of narrowing, from stenoun to narrow, from stenos narrow

First Known Use: circa 1860

Rhymes with STENOSIS

cirrhosis, hypnosis, kenosis, lordosis, meiosis, miosis, mitosis, narcosis, necrosis, neurosis, orthosis, osmosis, prognosis, psychosis, sclerosis, thrombosis