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Stricture

Stricture Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Stricture?
[n] severe criticism
[n] abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway Synonyms | Synonyms for Stricture: stenosis Related Terms | Find terms related to Stricture: See Also | aortic stenosis | criticism | enterostenosis | Laryngostenosis | mitral stenosis | mitral valve stenosis | pathology | pulmonary stenosis | pyloric stenosis | rhinostenosis | unfavorable judgment | ureterostenosis Stricture In Webster's Dictionary \Stric"ture\, n. [L. strictura a contraction, from
stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See
{Strict}.]
1. Strictness. [Obs.]
A man of stricture and firm abstinence. --Shak.
2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
3. A touch of adverse criticism; censure.
[I have] given myself the liberty of these
strictures by way of reflection on all and every
passage. --Hammond.
4. (Med.) A localized morbid contraction of any passage of
the body. Cf. {Organic stricture}, and {Spasmodic
stricture}, under {Organic}, and {Spasmodic}. --Arbuthnot.
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