zúené

Zúení is a Czech noun describing the process or result of becoming narrower; it denotes a narrowing or constriction of a passage, channel, or space. In everyday language it can refer to physical constrictions as well as metaphorical reductions in scope or capacity. The standard Czech term for this idea is zúžení; zúení is not common and may appear as a misspelling or variant form.

In medical terminology, the precise, technical word for pathological narrowing is stenóza. In Czech medical writing this term is often used alongside or in place of zúžení, depending on the context. The everyday expression zúžení is widely understood and applicable to many nonmedical contexts, while stenóza is reserved for formal clinical descriptions.

Common clinical contexts include arterial stenóza (zúžení tepny), venous stenóza, and zúžení dýchacích cest (airway stenosis). Another frequent example is zúžení páteřního kanálu, known in Czech as spinální stenóza, referring to narrowing of the spinal canal. The concept also appears in discussions of implemented devices, such as stents, which aim to relieve or prevent zúžení.

In sum, zúení (when used) denotes narrowing, but in standard use the preferred spelling is zúžení, and in medical contexts the term stenóza is common. See also zúžení and stenóza for related terminology.