STRICTURE

stricture

(noun) severe criticism

stenosis, stricture

(noun) abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

stricture (countable and uncountable, plural strictures)

(usually in plural) a rule restricting behaviour or action

a general state of restrictiveness on behavior, action, or ideology

a sternly critical remark or review

(medicine) abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body

(obsolete) strictness

(obsolete) a stroke; a glance; a touch

(linguistics) the degree of contact, in consonants

Source: Wiktionary

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Stric"ture, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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