Noun
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abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
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pathology the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
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aortic stenosis abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
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enterostenosis abnormal narrowing of the intestine
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laryngostenosis abnormal narrowing of the larynx
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pulmonary stenosis abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle
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pyloric stenosis narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum
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rhinostenosis narrowing of the passages in the nasal cavities
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mitral stenosis,
mitral valve stenosis obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever)
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