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stenosis

ste·no·sis

UK/stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/ US/stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • pyloric stenosis

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