stricture

[ strik-cher ]

/ ˈstrɪk tʃər /

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noun

a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism: The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style.

an abnormal contraction of any passage or duct of the body.

Phonetics. a constriction of airflow in the vocal tract in the production of speech.

a restriction.

Archaic. the act of enclosing or binding tightly.

Obsolete. strictness.

Nearby words

strict, striction, strictly, strictly decreasing function, strictly increasing function, stricture, stricturotomy, stridden, stride, stride piano, stridency

Origin of stricture

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin strictūra tightening, equivalent to Latin strict(us) (see strict) + -ūra -ure

Related formsstric·tured, adjectivenon·stric·tured, adjective

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Examples from the Web for stricture

In both cases, one of the frequent complications can be the stricture of the urethra.
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Stricture of the bowel and very extensive ulceration attend all of these advanced cases of malignant rectal disease.
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The common sequence is stricture of the gullet, combined with feeble digestion, and in a few instances stricture of the pylorus.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
In the majority of cases of stricture, dilatation of the gullet in front of the constricted portion soon occurs.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

"Sport" such as Briggs's escapes the most "humanitarian" stricture.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, October 14th 1893|Various
The historical worth of the stricture may safely be left to be measured by its logical value.
The Life of Cesare Borgia|Raphael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for stricture

stricture

/ (ˈstrɪktʃə) /

noun

a severe criticism; censure

pathol an abnormal constriction of a tubular organ, structure, or part

obsolete severity

Derived Formsstrictured, adjective

Word Origin for stricture

C14: from Latin strictūra contraction; see strict

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Word Origin and History for stricture

stricture

c.1400, "abnormal narrowing in a body part," from Late Latin strictura "contraction, constriction," from past participle stem of stringere (2) "to bind or draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Sense of "criticism, critical remark" is first recorded 1650s, perhaps from the other Latin word stringere "to touch lightly" (see strigil).

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