stenosis

noun ste·no·sis \ stə-ˈnō-səs \

Updated on: 11 Mar 2018

Definition of stenosis

plural stenoses play \stə-ˈnō-ˌsēz\

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

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stenotic

play \stə-ˈnä-tik\ adjective

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Helen, 78, has had a slow-growing, painful cancer of the small intestine for the past 20 years, along with spinal stenosis.

— shari rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, "Walther $14M gift allows IU med school to extend cancer care beyond just treating disease," 6 Feb. 2018
The resident, who has cervical spinal stenosis and osteoarthritis, fell on Sept. 23, 2017, and was admitted to a hospital with a right ankle fracture before returning to the facility, according to DPH.

— courant.com, "State Fines Six Nursing Homes," 8 Feb. 2018
Nothing good about a head injury, obviously, but Williams entered the NFL with a troubling spine issue: stenosis, the congenital narrowing of the spinal cord, a condition that ended his career at Oregon after his junior season in 2010.

— gregg doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: What's shocking about the Brandon Williams injury is that nothing unusual happened," 14 Dec. 2017
The cause was aortic stenosis, said her publicist, Bob Merlis.

— adam bernstein, Washington Post, "Keely Smith, nightclub singing sensation with husband Louis Prima, dies at 89," 18 Dec. 2017
Williams was diagnosed with spinal stenosis as a senior in college that kept him away from football.

— charlotte carroll, SI.com, "Colts' Brandon Williams Carted Off Field With Head Injury," 14 Dec. 2017
Stroke and trauma survivors as well as patients who have Parkinson’s disease, brain injury, spinal stenosis, congestive heart failure, vision and hearing impairment and mental illness, among other diagnoses, also may need caregivers.

— paul swiech, The Seattle Times, "Support from others a gift for caregivers during holidays," 8 Dec. 2017
The complaint says he was later diagnosed with spinal stenosis.

— USA TODAY, "Ex-linebacker sues Notre Dame over spinal scan results," 7 Sep. 2017
Wright hasn't been the same player since spinal stenosis kept him off the field for most of 2015. •

— chris chavez, SI.com, "Mets' David Wright To Play First Game Since May 2016," 22 Aug. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of stenosis

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

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noun ste·no·sis \ stə-ˈnō-səs \

medical Definition of stenosis

plural stenoses play \-ˌsēz\

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

esophageal stenosis

— see aortic stenosis, mitral stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, spinal stenosis, subaortic stenosis

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