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Suffix meaning abnormal tightening or narrowing?
-stenosis means abnormal tightening or narrowing.
What is the medical term meaning stenosis?
Stenosis means narrowing and proximal means closer to the body.
What is tracheostenosis?
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.
What is the medical suffix for abnormal narrowing?
The medical suffix for abnormal narrowing is "-stenosis."
What is the medical term meaning enlargement of the ureter?
urethrostenosis The -stenosis word ending is related to stenographer which literally means "one who writes narrowly". Stenographers write in shorthand or a constricted way.
Which condition is the abnormal narrowing of an artery?
arteriostenosis
What is osteostenosis?
Osteostenosis is the abnormal narrowing of a bone
What is a Stricture?
An abnormal narrowing of a tube or passageway.
The abnormal narrowing of the lumen of the vein is called?
Phlebostenosis
What does angiostenosis mean?
Abnormal narrowing of one or more blood vessels.
What us the abnormal narrowing of the lumen of the trachea?
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.
What does the root word steno mean?
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).
