restenosis

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UK/ˌɹiːstɪˈnəʊsɪs/US/ˌɹistɪˈnoʊsɪs/

noun

The recurrence of stenosis, especially that of an artery.

OriginEnglish stenosis ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
UncommonFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 10
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Meanings

nounrestenosis (countable and uncountable, plural restenoses)

plural restenoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe recurrence of stenosis, especially that of an artery.First known use 20th c.

    Marathe's wife was dying slowly of ventricular restenosis.

    1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 126

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
renarrowing

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishstenosis
  7. Englishrestenosis

From re- + stenosis.

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APA

restenosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restenosis

MLA

“restenosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restenosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restenosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restenosis.

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