steno- /sten-ō- or -ə-/

Denoting narrow, constricted, contracted

stenocarˈdia noun

(Gr kardia heart) another name for the heart disease angina pectoris

stenˈochrome /-krōm/ noun

(Gr chrōma colour) a print by stenochromy

stenˈochromy (or /-okˈrə-mi/) noun

Printing in several colours at one printing

stenˈograph noun

1. A shorthand character or report
2. (Stenograph®) a machine for reproducing letters or characters in a shorthand system

To write in shorthand

stenogˈrapher noun (N American)

A shorthand typist

stenographˈic /sten-ə-grafˈik/ adjective

stenographˈically adverb

stenogˈraphist noun

stenogˈraphy noun

1. The art, or any method, of writing very quickly
2. Shorthand

stenohaline /-hāˈlīn or -lēn/ adjective

(Gr hals salt) able to tolerate only a narrow range of salinity

stenopaeic /-pēˈik/ adjective

(Gr opaios holed, opē an opening) with a narrow opening (also stenopāˈic)

stenoˈphyllous adjective (botany)

Having narrow leaves

stenosed /sti-nōstˈ/ adjective (medicine)

Contracted as a result of disease

stenōˈsis noun (pl stenōˈsēs) (medicine)

1. Constriction, narrowing of a tube or passage
2. Constipation

stenˈothermal adjective

Able to tolerate only a narrow range of temperature

stenotic /sti-notˈik/ adjective

stenˈotopic adjective (ecology)

Able to tolerate only a small degree of environmental change (also stenˈotropic)

Stenˈotype® /stenˈə-tīp/ noun

A form of typewriter used for recording speech in phonetic shorthand

• specular stone
• speculate
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• speculatist
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• speculator
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• speculatrix
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• speculum
• speculum metal
• speculum metals
• sped
• speech
• speech act