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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Aidala, citing a letter from a doctor, said Weinstein is suffering from fluid in his heart and in his lungs, spinal stenosis, macular degeneration in his eyes and high blood sugars related to his diabetes and the high carbohydrate food being served at Rikers Island.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2024
Watch Stacy's new video about her spinal stenosis above.
—EW.com, 17 June 2024
The procedure is to treat spinal stenosis, a narrowing of spaces in the vertebrae.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
Shawn White, 62, is in a wheelchair, and suffers from spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2024
Watch Stacy's new video about her spinal stenosis above.
—EW.com, 17 June 2024
The procedure is to treat spinal stenosis, a narrowing of spaces in the vertebrae.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
Shawn White, 62, is in a wheelchair, and suffers from spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
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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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