# stenosis

> English word · Noun · IPA /stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/ · frequency rank #37,235

## Definitions
1. An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.
2. A reduction in either mental or physical capacity.

## 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.

## Common misspellings (12)
`setnosis`, `sstenosis`, `stennosis`, `stenoiss`, `stenosiss`, `stenossi`, `stenossis`, `stensois`, `steonsis`, `stneosis`, `sttenosis`, `tsenosis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stenosis