Stenosis

n.

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(Med.) A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic.

Noun

1.

stenosis - abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway Synonyms: stricture

aortic stenosis, enterostenosis, Laryngostenosis, mitral stenosis, mitral valve stenosis, pathology, pulmonary stenosis, pyloric stenosis, rhinostenosis, stricture, ureterostenosis