Definition of STENOSIS

stenosis

Plural: stenoses

Noun

  • The abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage or vessel.
  • abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
  • An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.
  • A reduction in either mental or physical capacity.

Examples

  • The board’s available spaces became a stenosis, limiting high-scoring opportunities in Words With Friends.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

stricture

Scrabble Score: 8

stenosis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stenosis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stenosis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

stenosis: valid Words With Friends Word