aortic stenosis
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- noun
- /eɪˈɔrtɪk stəˈnoʊsɪs/
- Specialized
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estenosis aórtica
- An echocardiogram indicated that his aortic stenosis was severe, leading to a recommendation for surgical intervention.
- severe aortic stenosis
- patients with aortic stenosis
Examples
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Patients with aortic stenosis often experience symptoms like shortness of breath during physical activity.
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He performed early and classic measurements of turbulence in patients with aortic stenosis.
Academic text (1996) -
A short high-pitched murmur of aortic stenosis was clearly audible with radiation to both carotids.
Academic text (2007) -
Echocardiogram revealed severe aortic stenosis with a valve area estimated to be 0.8 to 0.9 cm.
Academic text (2007) -
Women with pulmonary hypertension, aortic aneurysm, severe aortic stenosis, and symptomatic ventricular dysfunction should be advised against pregnancy.
Academic text (2015) -
The doctor explained that aortic stenosis is a condition that can restrict blood flow from the heart.
Synonyms
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A harmful narrowing of a body passage that blocks flow
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is fully compositional: 'aortic' (relating to the aorta) combined with 'stenosis' (abnormal narrowing) yields the meaning 'narrowing of the aorta/its valve'. Although medical, the sense is directly derivable from the constituents and follows transparent noun–noun/adj–noun compounding patterns familiar across languages, so a learner who knows the parts can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Aortic stenosis: The medical name aortic stenosis comes from two parts: aortic, meaning the heart's main artery, and stenosis, meaning 'narrowing'. It describes a 'valve' opening that has become too small so 'blood flow' from the heart is reduced, which explains why people feel tired or short of breath.