-stenosis means abnormal tightening or narrowing.
Stenosis means narrowing and proximal means closer to the body.
The medical suffix for abnormal narrowing is "-stenosis."
Tracheostenosis is a condition characterized by the narrowing or constriction of the trachea, which is the windpipe that allows air to pass to and from the lungs. This narrowing can result in breathing difficulties, coughing, and wheezing. Treatment may involve procedures to widen the airway or surgery to correct the narrowing.
urethrostenosis The -stenosis word ending is related to stenographer which literally means "one who writes narrowly". Stenographers write in shorthand or a constricted way.
arteriostenosis
Osteostenosis is the abnormal narrowing of a bone
An abnormal narrowing of a tube or passageway.
Phlebostenosis
Abnormal narrowing of one or more blood vessels.
Lumen is the internal size or diameter of the trachea (windpipe). Narrowing means that it is smaller for some reason. A main reason for narrowing is inflammation as in asthma or allergies. Narrowing can also happen with intubation as the trachea adapts to the size of the breathing tube over time.
The root word steno comes from the Greek word "steno," meaning narrow or short. It is commonly used in words like stenography (narrow writing) or stenosis (abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body).