- nounstricture (noun) · strictures (plural noun)
- a restriction on a person or activity:"religious strictures on everyday life"
- a sternly critical or censorious remark or instruction:"his strictures on their lack of civic virtue"
- medicineabnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body:"a colonic stricture" · "jaundice caused by bile duct stricture"
Originlate Middle English (in stricture): from Latin strictura, from stringere ‘draw tight’ (see strict). Another sense of the Latin verb, ‘touch lightly’, gave rise to stricture via an earlier meaning ‘incidental remark’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a restriction on a person or activity:
- a sternly critical or censorious remark or instruction:
- abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body:
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- A stricture is an abnormal narrowing of a body passage, especially a tube or a canal1234. A stricture may be caused by scar tissue, inflammation, cancer, or other factors24. The term can also refer to a law or rule that limits or controls something35. Stricture can mean both the process of narrowing and the narrowed part itself2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.
A stricture, also less widely known as a constriction, is a type of abnormal narrowing in a passage in the body. The term is generally used for many types of narrowing, but a stricture is typically formed in an area of muscle that contracts over time and narrows a passageway, rather than other types of narrowing.
www.verywellhealth.com/stricture-definition-3157164Stricture: An abnormal narrowing of a body passage, especially a tube or a canal. The stricture may be due, for example, to scar tissue or to a tumor. Stricture refers to both the process of narrowing and the narrowed part itself.www.rxlist.com/stricture/definition.htmn. 1. A restraint, limit, or restriction: strictures placed on free assembly; strictures against food in the library; the strictures of traditional gender roles. 2. An abnormal narrowing of a bodily duct or passage.www.thefreedictionary.com/stricture: an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage (as from inflammation, cancer, or the formation of scar tissue)www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stricturestricture / ˈ strɪktʃɚ/ noun plural strictures Britannica Dictionary definition of STRICTURE [count] formal 1 : a law or rule that limits or controls something : restrictionwww.britannica.com/dictionary/stricture Stricture Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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