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stenosis
(redirected from hypertrophic subaortic stenosis)

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ste·no·sis  (st-nss)
n. pl. ste·no·ses (-sz)
A constriction or narrowing of a duct or passage; a stricture.

[Greek stensis, a narrowing, from stenoun, to narrow, from stenos, narrow.]

ste·notic (-ntk) adj.
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Noun1.stenosisstenosis - abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
aortic stenosis - abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
enterostenosis - abnormal narrowing of the intestine
laryngostenosis - abnormal narrowing of the larynx
pulmonary stenosis - abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle
pyloric stenosis - narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum
rhinostenosis - narrowing of the passages in the nasal cavities
mitral stenosis, mitral valve stenosis - obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever)
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
ureterostenosis - stenosis of the ureter


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IHSS - Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis (medical)
IHSS - Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis (medical)
This might also apply to idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis in which patients with this entity and stroke usually have coexistent factors that might more explain the stroke mechanism directly.
 
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