aortic stenosisnoun [ C or U ]
uk/eɪˌɔː.tɪk stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/us/eɪˌɔːr.t̬ɪk stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/plural stenoses specializeda narrowing of the heart valve that supplies the aorta (= the body's largest artery), reducing the blood flow to the aorta:
He had been suffering from aortic stenosis and died of heart failure in his sleep.
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