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Stenosis
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stenosis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/stenosis.html. 1828.