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STENOTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormally constricted body canal or passage
Example:
a stenosed coronary artery
Synonyms:
stenosed; stenotic
Classified under:
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)