Bronchostenosis

/ˌbrɑŋkoʊstəˈnoʊsɪs/ noun

A medical condition where the airways in the lungs become abnormally narrowed, making it harder to breathe.

From Greek 'bronchos' (windpipe) + 'stenosis' (narrowing). Stenosis comes from Greek 'stenos' meaning narrow, and was adopted into medical terminology in the 1800s.

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