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mitral valve stenosis

DEFINITIONS OF: mitral valve stenosis

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n obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever)

Synonyms:
mitral stenosis
Type of:
stenosis, stricture
abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
valvular heart disease
heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation
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