stricture
NounUS[strik-cher]/ˈstrɪktʃɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms:
stenosis
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Noun (2)
- abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passagewaySynonyms: stenosisType of pathologyKinds enterostenosis, pyloric stenosis, rhinostenosis, laryngostenosis, mitral stenosis, aortic stenosis, ureterostenosis, pulmonary stenosis
- severe criticismType of criticism, unfavorable judgment
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Stric′ture noun
Origin: L. strictura a contraction, from stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See Strict.
1. Strictness. obsolete
A man of stricture and firm abstinence.— William Shakespeare
2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. obsolete Sir Matt. 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.— Henry Hammond
4. Medicine A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic. John Arbuthnot
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54