How to Use stenosis in a Sentence
stenosis
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Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of spaces in the spine.
—Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2021
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Spinal stenosis is something that has been with Fao since birth.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
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The weakness and imbalance Lee was having were due to the stenosis.
—Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2022
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Out of the blue, in 2014, Mike suffered a sudden spinal cord injury and crippling back stenosis.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
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Because of stenosis, Gerri walks with a cane, but doesn’t use a wheelchair.
—Bill Doyle, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2020
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Back pain had plagued him for a few years and his doctor diagnosed spinal stenosis.
—Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2017
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Cervical stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal in the neck, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2018
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Helen, 78, has had a slow-growing, painful cancer of the small intestine for the past 20 years, along with spinal stenosis.
—Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2018
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My husband is 84 years old and has critical stenosis in his back.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
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She was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal that can cause pain and numbness, in 2007.
—Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2021
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Eli and Peyton got evaluated and did not have the same stenosis.
—Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
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The cause was cardiomyopathy and aortic stenosis, said a son, David Solomon.
—Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
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Perhaps the drug could have prevented his friend’s spinal stenosis.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 18 Nov. 2019
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Spinal stenosis is when the spinal cord itself, or one of the roots coming off the spinal cord, is compressed by hard structures such as the bones and ligaments.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2022
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The cause was aortic stenosis, said her publicist, Bob Merlis.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2017
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The narrowing is the result of spinal stenosis, a condition with which Vander Esch was born.
—Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2020
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Spinal stenosis is a condition in which the spaces in your spine become narrow.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 4 Oct. 2018
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The blockage sometimes occurs when an artery becomes too narrow for enough blood to pass through it, which is called stenosis.
—Alyssa Hui, Health.com, 15 Mar. 2022
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Ben, who grew up in Virginia, developed spinal stenosis as a teenager; a lack of space in the backbone puts pressure on nerves in his spine.
—Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2022
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Despite suffering from spinal stenosis, Etters often worked up to 14 hours a day, which took a toll on his body.
—Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2021
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Kuhl has severe spinal stenosis, a condition that compresses the nerves in his spinal cord and makes walking painful.
—Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2020
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Williams was diagnosed with spinal stenosis as a senior in college that kept him away from football.
—Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 14 Dec. 2017
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But Bridges had been born with a common genetic heart defect: aortic valve stenosis, a mutation of the valve in the heart’s main artery, the aorta.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
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Strickland watched the testimony from a wheelchair due to his spinal stenosis.
—CBS News, 9 Nov. 2021
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In 1992, he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal that can cause numbness and muscle weakness.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2020
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The complaint says he was later diagnosed with spinal stenosis.
—USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2017
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Terri Tanner is in a nursing home battling spinal stenosis, a narrowing of spaces in the spine.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2022
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Also, by any chance, would the high amount of D3 in my system have any correlation to a diagnosis of stenosis of the aortic valve?
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2023
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The cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease and spinal stenosis, said his husband, Cris Hennin.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
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Recently diagnosed with stenosis (lower back issues), Snider is grappling with a new batch of health concerns.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
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