stru adjective
1.
Medicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction.
2.
Phonetics. (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs. Compare sonorant.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | causing obstruction, esp of the intestinal tract |
| —n | |
| 2. | anything that causes obstruction |
| [C17: from Latin obstruere to | |
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obstruent ob·stru·ent (ŏb'str&oomacr;-ənt)
adj.
Obstructing or closing the natural passages of the body. n.
An obstruent medicine or agent.
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