Stricture Definition

strĭkchər
strictures
noun
strictures
A limiting or restricting condition; restriction.
Webster's New World
Sharp adverse criticism; censure.
Webster's New World
Strictness.
Webster's New World
An abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body; stenosis.
Webster's New World
(linguistics) The degree of contact, in consonants.
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Other Word Forms of Stricture

Noun

Singular:
stricture
Plural:
strictures

Origin of Stricture

  • Middle English an abnormal narrowing of a bodily part from Late Latin strictūra contraction from Latin strictus past participle of stringere to draw tight strict

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Latin strictūra, from Latin strictus.

    From Wiktionary

Stricture Sentence Examples

  • Even where they undergo healing they may cause such a stricture of the calibre of the intestinal canal as to give rise to the symptoms of obstruction which ultimately prove fatal.

  • Approximately 30% of patients with Barrett 's esophagus will develop a peptic stricture.

  • This stricture also applied to other protagonists of ' independence '.

  • For this reason it is used to remove corneal opacities, deafness due to thickening of the membrane, stricture of the oesophagus and hypertrophy of the pylorus, it has also been successful in the treatment of adhesive parametritis.

  • Should the patient survive the first twenty-four hours death generally results later from stricture of the oesophagus or intestine, from destruction of the glands of the stomach or from exhaustion.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTR

Words Ending With

EREURE

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With S9 Letter Words Ending With E