Cardiovascular
aortic stenosis
ay-OR-tik steh-NOH-sis
StatusNew
Definition
Narrowing of the aortic valve opening that restricts blood flow from the heart to the aorta.
PathologyCardiovascular
Breakdown
Root
aort/o
aorta
Suffix
-stenosis
narrowing
Etymology
Greek: aort/o (aorta) + -ic (pertaining to) + stenosis (narrowing)