stricture
[ strik-cher ]
/ ˈstrɪk tʃər /
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.
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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 forms of stricture
strictured, adjectiveWord Origin for stricture
C14: from Latin strictūra contraction; see strict
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Medical definitions for stricture
stricture
[ strĭk′chər ]
n.
A circumscribed narrowing of a hollow structure.
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