Constriction is the medical term meaning normal, physiologic narrowing. Stenosis is the medical term meaning abnormal narrowing.
Mitral stenosis is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve.
Bronchostenosis is abnormal narrowing of the bronchus.
Stenosis means narrowing and proximal means closer to the body.
Narrowing of the blood vessels is called atherosclerosis.
Gastrostenesis
Bronchospasm
urethrostenosis The -stenosis word ending is related to stenographer which literally means "one who writes narrowly". Stenographers write in shorthand or a constricted way.
Pylororrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of the pyloric valve. A related term, pyloroplasty, means surgical repair of the pyloric valve.
Vasoconstriction is normal physiologic narrowing, and angiostenosis is abnormal narrowing.Stenosis
The medical term for hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a buildup of cholesterol plaque is atherosclerosis. This condition can lead to reduced blood flow, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Lifestyle changes and medications are often prescribed to manage atherosclerosis.
The medical terminology combining form meaning narrowing is "sten/o-".
Vasoconstriction is the normal narrowing of a blood vessel.