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Atresia vs Stenosis - What's the difference?

atresia | stenosis |

As nouns the difference between atresia and stenosis

is that atresia is (pathology) a condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent while stenosis is (medicine) an abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.

atresia

English

(wikipedia atresia)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pathology) A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

    • Derived terms

    * atretic

    Anagrams

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    stenosis

    English

    (wikipedia stenosis)

    Noun

    (stenoses)
  • (medicine) An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.