n. [ Gr. steno`s narrow, little + -derm. ] (Zool.) Any species of bat belonging to the genus Stenoderma, native of the West Indies and South America. These bats have a short or rudimentary tail and a peculiarly shaped nose membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. steno`s narrow, close + graphy: cf. F. sténographie, G. stenographie. ] The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. steno`s narrow. ] (Med.) A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic. [ 1913 Webster ]
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