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stricture |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stricture \Stric"ture\, n. [L. strictura a contraction, from stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf F. stricture. See {Strict}.] 1. Strictness. [Obs.] A man of stricture and firm abstinence. --Shak. 2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale. 3. A touch of adverse criticism; censure. [I have] given myself the liberty of these strictures by way of reflection on all and every passage. --Hammond. 4. (Med.) A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf {Organic stricture}, and {Spasmodic stricture}, under {Organic}, and {Spasmodic}. --Arbuthnot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stricture n 1: abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway [syn: {stenosis}] 2: severe criticism
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