stenosis

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

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

There are many with stenosis whose pain increases as they stand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

The mother of two has idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis, a rare condition that affects one in 500,000 women and causes abnormal narrowing of the voice box and windpipe.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

While autopsy findings indicate Avenatti died of aortic stenosis due to hyperlipidemia, a heart valve disease that was linked to high cholesterol, Pons said she wasn’t aware her aunt had health issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Phimosis, fī-mō′sis, n. stenosis of the preputial orifice.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various