Elytrostenosis

/ˌɛlɪtroʊstəˈnoʊsɪs/ noun

Definition

An abnormal narrowing or constriction of the elytra or the space where the beetle wing covers meet.

Etymology

From Greek 'elytron' + 'stenosis' from 'stenos' (narrow), a medical suffix indicating pathological narrowing of any anatomical opening or space.

Kelly Says

Stenosis is everywhere in medical terminology—narrowed blood vessels, narrowed airways, narrowed insect wing covers—all use this same Greek word for 'narrow' that physicians use 2,500 years later!

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