What does stricture mean?
Definitions for stricture
ˈstrɪk tʃərstric·ture
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Princeton's WordNet
stenosis, stricturenoun
abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
stricturenoun
severe criticism
Wiktionary
stricturenoun
A rule restricting behaviour or action.
For them, parity is less an ultimate goal than a transitory and permissive springboard for testing Western resolve and pursuing whatever additional accretions of strategic power the strictures of SALT and American tolerance will allow.
stricturenoun
A sternly critical remark or review.
stricturenoun
Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.
stricturenoun
strictness
A man of stricture and firm abstinence. uE000213500uE001 Shakespeare.
Etymology: From strictura, from strictus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Stricturenoun
Etymology: from strictura, Latin, a spark.
The God of nature implanted in their vegetable natures certain passive strictures, or signatures of that wisdom which hath made and ordered all things with the highest reason. Matthew Hale.
As long as there is thirst, with a free passage by urine, and stricture of the vessels, so long is water safely taken. Arbuthnot.
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stricture
A stricture is a limitation or restriction, or a strong criticism. In medical terms, it refers to an abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.
Webster Dictionary
Stricturenoun
strictness
Stricturenoun
a stroke; a glance; a touch
Stricturenoun
a touch of adverse criticism; censure
Stricturenoun
a localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic
Etymology: [L. strictura a contraction, from stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See Strict.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stricture in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stricture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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