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Noun: stenosis (stenoses)  sti'now-sis
  1. Abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
    "Spinal stenosis can cause severe back pain and numbness in the legs";
    - stricture

Derived forms: stenoses

Type of: pathology

Encyclopedia: Stenosis