steno-, sten- +

polystenohaline

Organisms that only inhabit oceanic waters of relatively constant high salinity.

rhinostenosis

1. Narrowing of a nasal passage.
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.

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.

stenobenthos, stenobenthic

Living within a narrow range of depth on the sea bottom or lake bed.

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, stenochory, stenochorous

1. Having a narrow range of distribution.
2. A plant that has a restricted distribution.

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