stenosis
noun
ste·no·sis
stə-ˈnō-səs 
plural stenoses
stə-ˈnō-ˌsēz
: a narrowing or constriction of the diameter of a bodily passage or orifice
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After more than three decades of hard living on the road, Snider has been mostly away from the stage since 2022, suffering from spinal stenosis.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
In May 2018, she was diagnosed with aortic stenosis, a condition where the aortic valve, which controls blood flow from the heart to the body, becomes narrowed or obstructed.
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Cheyenne Buckingham, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
After more than three decades of hard living on the road, Snider has been mostly away from the stage since 2022, suffering from spinal stenosis.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
In May 2018, she was diagnosed with aortic stenosis, a condition where the aortic valve, which controls blood flow from the heart to the body, becomes narrowed or obstructed.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
This approach could be transformative for patients with conditions such as spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and spinal deformities.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
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stenosis
noun
ste·no·sis
stə-ˈnō-səs
plural stenoses
-ˌsēz
: a narrowing or constriction of the diameter of a bodily passage or orifice
esophageal stenosis
see aortic stenosis, mitral stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, spinal stenosis, subaortic stenosis
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