carotid artery stenosis; carotid stenosis
Medical term for narrowing of the carotid artery, often associated with stroke risk.
Carotid artery stenosis can cause a cerebral infarction.
Carotid artery stenosis was found by ultrasound examination.
Standard kanji spelling using 頸 (neck).
Variant using the simplified character 頚, commonly seen in medical contexts.
Compound of 頸動脈 (carotid artery) + 狭窄 (stenosis) + 症 (disease/condition).