Biology:Stenochoria

Stenochoria from (Greek στενοχωρία, stenos narrow + chôra space) may refer to:

• In Ancient Greek history: Lack of land, one reason for the Greek colonization in Iron Age and Archaic Greece.
• In Biology and Medicine: Abnormal contraction of a canal or orifice. Stenochoric: having a narrow range of distribution. (see also Stenosis)
• In the New Testament: distress and difficulty (2Co 12:10, Ro 2:9).

See also

• stenochorus genus, insect.
• steno (disambiguation)

References

• Henderson's Dictionary of Biology By Eleanor Lawrence
• LSJ Greek Lexicon entry "stenochoria"
• Occurrences of "stenochoria" in the Perseus Greek Text Database