noun
- abnormal narrowing of a body passage or opening
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with aortic stenosis.
- Spinal stenosis can cause severe back pain.
- The cardiologist recommended surgery for the mitral stenosis.
- Pulmonary stenosis is a congenital heart defect.
- The MRI revealed stenosis in the carotid artery.
- Treatment options for stenosis vary depending on severity.