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stenosed

stenosed

9.9
A body passage that is unusually narrow because of illness or injury
  • adjective
  • /stəˈnoʊst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estenótico
  • The ultrasound revealed that the patient had a stenosed bile duct, which required surgical intervention.

Examples

  • During the procedure, the surgeon discovered a stenosed section of the patient's esophagus that needed dilation.

  • Doctors are concerned that her stenosed arteries may lead to serious health issues.

  • In general, CCSVI therapy has focused on directly treating the venous system and the stenosed veins.

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Synonyms

stenotic
vsstenosed
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A body passage that is much narrower than normal, often an artery or airway

implies the narrowing often results from disease or injury

How Narrow

occluded
  • Specialized
8.0
stenosed
  • Specialized
9.9
narrowed
2.7
patent
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Surface Forms

stenosed positive

Morphology

stenosed = stenose (opaque) = steno + ed

Formed from the medical combining form 'steno-' plus '-ed'; 'steno-' is not familiar to an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not transparently derived from known English base words.

Etymology

Stenosed comes from the Greek root stenos, which means 'narrow'. So to be stenosed is to be 'made narrow', and that is why a stenosed artery, valve, or passage is too tight or pinched and can block normal flow.