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STENOTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Abnormally constricted body canal or passage

Example:

a stenosed coronary artery

Synonyms:

stenosed; stenotic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

constricted (drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically)

Domain category:

pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)

Derivation:

stenosis (abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway)

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