Speakur

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stenosis

/stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
steno-sis
IPA
/stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A reduction in either mental or physical capacity.

Countable; Uncountable

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: stenōsis, στένωσις

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/
  • British English: /stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

stenoses (plural)

Derived Forms

angiostenosis antirestenosis arthrostenosis bronchostenosis craniostenosis dacryostenosis enterostenosis fibrostenosis homeostenosis oesophagostenosis orbitostenosis poststenosis

Phrases

pyloric stenosis

Synonyms

stricture

Rhymes With

tuberculosis osteoporosis osmosis atherosclerosis endometriosis neurofibromatosis actinomycosis kocis diagnosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis

Questions

How do you pronounce stenosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/.
What does stenosis mean?
An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.
Where does stenosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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