stenosis

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin stenōsis, from Ancient Greek στένωσις (sténōsis, “narrowing”), from στενόω (stenóō, “to confine, to contract”) +‎ -σις (-sis, nominal suffix), equivalent to steno- +‎ -osis. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/ Rhymes: -əʊsɪs === Noun === stenosis (countable and uncountable, plural stenoses) (medicine, pathology) An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ. A reduction in either mental or physical capacity. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Ossetins, Sisseton == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek στένωσις (sténōsis, “narrowing”), from στενόω (stenóō, “to confine, to contract”) +‎ -σις (-sis, nominal suffix). === Pronunciation === (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [steˈnɔː.s̬is] === Noun === stenōsis f (genitive stenōsis); third declension A narrowing. ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem). ==== Descendants ==== → English: stenosis