stenosis

stenosis is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway

   Synonyms: stricture

Synonyms

stricture

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