Stenosis (Noun)
Meaning
Abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient's doctor diagnosed him with spinal stenosis, explaining that the narrowing of the spinal canal was putting pressure on his nerves.
- A narrowing of the aortic valve led to the diagnosis of aortic valve stenosis in the elderly woman.
- The athlete's injury was caused by the lumbar spinal stenosis that had formed in his lower back over years of wear and tear.
- The new protocol implemented was to ensure that patients with urethral stenosis received proper post-operative care.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused bronchial stenosis that worsened with each smoke-filled room he entered.