steno-, sten-
(Greek: narrow, contracted; short)
polystenohaline (adjective) (not comparable)
A reference to organisms that only live in oceanic waters of comparatively unchanging high salinity: Polystenohaline plants and animals exist best in sea water with a consistent and great amount of saltiness.
rhinostenosis
1. Narrowing of a nasal passage.
2. Permanent constriction of the nose or nasal cavity.
2. Permanent constriction of the nose or nasal cavity.
sclerostenosis
Stenosis marked by hardening or thickening of tissue.
sialostenosis
Stenosis, occlusion, or narrowing, of a duct of a major salivary gland.
stenobaric
1. Tolerant of a narrow range of atmospheric or hydrostatic pressures.
2. Animals adaptable only to small differences in pressure or altitude.
2. Animals adaptable only to small differences in pressure or altitude.
stenobary
Limited to or able to live only within a narrow range of water depths. A reference to aquatic organisms.
stenobathic, stenobathy
Having a narrow vertical range of distribution.
An organism that lives within a narrow range of depth on the sea bottom or lake bed: Mike listened to the lecture the biology professor was giving on the topic of stenobenthos, the living things that dwell inside a limited scope of depth in the deepness of an ocean.
stenobionic
A reference to an organism requiring a stable uniform habitat.
stenobiontic
A reference to an organism requiring a stable uniform habitat.
stenobregmatic
Having a narrow anterior and upper head form.
stenocardia
Angina pectoris.
stenocephalic
Having stenocephaly.
stenocephaly, stenocephalia
An abnormal narrowness of the head.
stenochoric
1. Having a narrow range of distribution.
2. A plant that has a restricted distribution.
2. A plant that has a restricted distribution.