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When a passage in your body decides it would rather be a straw.

means The abnormal narrowing of a body channelartery, spine, or valvethat chokes the flow through it.

from From Greek stenos, narrow, plus -osis, conditionthe ancient word for tight, scaled up to anatomy.

Plural twistTwo narrow spots stack into stenoses.
Spine editionSpinal stenosis pinches nerves, sparking leg pain.
Heart editionAortic stenosis stiffens a valve, straining the heart.
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