stenosis (redirected from valvular stenosis)

ste·no·sis  (st-nss)

n. pl. ste·no·ses (-sz)

A constriction or narrowing of a duct or passage; a stricture.

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

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ste·notic (-ntk) adj.

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stenosis [stɪˈnəʊsɪs]

n pl -ses [-siːz]

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol an abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passage

[via New Latin from Greek stenōsis, from stenoun to constrict, from stenos narrow]

stenotic  [stɪˈnɒtɪk] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stenosis - abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway stricture 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

Translations

stenosis [stɪˈnəʊsɪs] n → stenosi f

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stenosis [stɪˈnəʊsɪs] n → stenosi f