mitral stenosis

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve usually resulting from disease, as rheumatic fever, and obstructing the free flow of blood from the atrium to the ventricle.

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Etymology

Origin of mitral stenosis

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The ultrasound revealed that the patient was suffering from mitral stenosis, a heart disease that, if untreated, is fatal for 50–60 percent of affected pregnant women, with the risk rising with each pregnancy.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2018

The valvular lesions most apt to cause irregular action of the heart are mitral insufficiency or mitral stenosis.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

For those two reasons mitral stenosis should absolutely prohibit pregnancy.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

Perhaps there is no class of cardiac diseases in which more frequent striking relief can be obtained than in these cases of mitral stenosis.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

The most serious lesion a woman may have, as far as pregnancy is concerned, is mitral stenosis.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)