stenosis

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Aortic stenosis is mostly a disease of aging, but it occurs in younger people too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Aortic stenosis most commonly develops with aging, and most cases are in people over 65.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

This condition, often termed radiation-induced vaginal stenosis, involves the development of scar tissue that makes the vagina shorter, narrower, drier, and less flexible which can trigger cuts and damage to the tissue.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The study centered on low-risk patients with aortic stenosis, a serious heart valve disease.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Intubation or tracheotomy may be called for on account of sudden urgent dyspnœa or of increasing stenosis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander