Stenotic
noun, Pathology.
1.
a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
noun (pl) -ses (-siːz)
1.
(pathol) an abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passage
stenotic ste·not·ic (stə-nŏt’ĭk)
adj.
Of or affected with stenosis.
stenosis ste·no·sis (stə-nō’sĭs)
n. pl. ste·no·ses (-sēz)
A constriction or narrowing of a duct or passage; a stricture.
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