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stric⋅ture

  [strik-cher]
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–noun
1. a remark or comment, esp. an adverse criticism: The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style.
2. an abnormal contraction of any passage or duct of the body.
3. a restriction.
4. Archaic. the act of enclosing or binding tightly.
5. Obsolete. strictness.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL strictūra tightening, equiv. to L strict(us) (see strict ) + -ūra -ure

Related forms:
strictured, adjective
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stric·ture   (strĭk'chər)   
n.  

  1. A restraint, limit, or restriction.

  2. An adverse remark or criticism; censure.

  3. Pathology An abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage.


[Middle English, an abnormal narrowing of a bodily part, from Late Latin strictūra, contraction, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see strict.]
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Word Origin & History

stricture 
c.1400, "abnormal narrowing in a body part," from L.L. strictura "contraction, constriction," from pp. stem of stringere (2) "to bind or draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Sense of "criticism, critical remark" is first recorded 1655, perhaps from the other L. word stringere "to touch lightly" (see strigil).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stric·ture
Pronunciation: 'strik-ch&r
Function: noun
: an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage (as from inflammation, cancer, or theformation of scar tissue) stricture>; also : the narrowed part
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

stricture stric·ture (strĭk'chər)
n.
A circumscribed narrowing of a hollow structure.

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