stenosis

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Leon Schiefer, then 55, learned after a 2019 physical that he had severe aortic stenosis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Aortic stenosis most commonly develops with aging, and most cases are in people over 65.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

This condition, often termed radiation-induced vaginal stenosis, involves the development of scar tissue that makes the vagina shorter, narrower, drier, and less flexible which can trigger cuts and damage to the tissue.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The study centered on low-risk patients with aortic stenosis, a serious heart valve disease.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Abercrombie is in favor of distinguishing diphtheria from croup, but reports a number of cases of diphtheria of the pharynx that terminated fatally by stenosis of the larynx.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various