estenosis

estenosis

A narrowing, Examples include aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart); pulmonary stenosis (narrowing of the pulmonary valve in the heart) and pyloric stenosis (narrowing of the outlet of the stomach).

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