'Stricture' definitions:

Definition of 'stricture'

(from WordNet)
noun
Abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway [syn: stenosis, stricture]
noun
Severe criticism

Definition of 'Stricture'

From: GCIDE
  • Stricture \Stric"ture\, n. [L. strictura a contraction, from stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See Strict.]
  • 1. Strictness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A man of stricture and firm abstinence. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A touch of adverse criticism; censure. [1913 Webster]
  • [I have] given myself the liberty of these strictures by way of reflection on all and every passage. --Hammond. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Med.) A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and {Spasmodic stricture}, under Organic, and Spasmodic. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'stricture'

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Words containing 'Stricture'