Category:Stenosis

Ste*no"sis, n. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. (med.)

Defn: a narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or Orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in Being applied especially to diffused rather than localized Contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not Spasmodic.