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111ste|no|sis — «stih NOH sihs», noun. Medicine. the contraction or stricture of a passage, duct, or canal. ╂[< New Latin stenosis < Greek sténōsis a narrowing < stenoûn to narrow < stenós narrow] …
112ste|not|ic — «stih NOT ihk», adjective. having to do with or characterized by stenosis: »a stenotic condition, valve, or duct …
113Ste|phen — «STEE vuhn», noun. Saint, the first Christian martyr (in the Bible, Acts 7:59) …
114ste|rig|ma — «stuh RIHG muh», noun, plural ma|ta « muh tuh». 1. a ridge extending down a em below the point of attachment of a decurrent leaf. 2. a stalk or filament bearing a spore in a fungus. 3. a branch or outgrowth of a basidium. ╂[< Greek st a… …
115ste|ril|i|ty — «stuh RIHL uh tee», noun, plural ties. sterile condition or character; barrenness …
116ste|roi|dal — «stuh ROY duhl», adjective. 1. of, resembling, or having to do with a steroid. 2. of, resembling, or having to do with a sterol: »a steroidal ketone …
117ste|thom|e|ter — «steh THOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring the expansion of the chest in respiration. ╂[< Greek stêthos breast, chest + English meter] …
118ste|thos|co|pist — «steh THOS kuh pihst», noun. a person skilled in the use of the stethoscope …
119ste|thos|co|py — «steh THOS kuh pee», noun. the art or process of using the stethoscope …
120ste|ve|dore — «STEE vuh dr, dohr», noun, verb, dored, dor|ing. –n. a person employed at a port to load and unload ships. –v.t. to load or unload (a vessel or cargo). –v.i. to work as a stevedore. ╂[American English < Spanish estibador < estibar to stow… …
