restenosis

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ stenosis.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹiːstɪˈnəʊsɪs/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹistɪˈnoʊsɪs/
Hyphenation: re‧ste‧no‧sis

Noun

restenosis (countable and uncountable, plural restenoses)

(medicine) The recurrence of stenosis, especially that of an artery. [from 20th c.]
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 126:
  Marathe's wife was dying slowly of ventricular restenosis.

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