stricture

ˈstrɪkʧər

Definition

Definition of stricture - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body

TECH.

The patient was diagnosed with a bowel stricture.

constriction

narrowing

stenosis

rulesrule restricting behavior or action

The strictures of the school were hard to follow.

constraint

limitation

restriction

criticism

Rare

sternly critical remark or review

Rare

His book received several strictures from critics.

censure

criticism

rebuke

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Origin of stricture

Latin, strictura (a drawing tight)

Examples of stricture in a sentence

She suffered from a stricture in her esophagus.
The company imposed strictures on employee conduct.
New strictures were introduced to control the process.
The film faced stricture for its controversial themes.
Her proposal met with stricture from the board members.

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French:sténose, restriction, ...
German:Verengung, Einschränkung, ...
Italian:stenosi, restrizione, ...
Spanish:estenosis, restricción, ...
Portuguese:estenose, restrição, ...
Chinese:管道狭窄, 限制, ...
Japanese:狭窄, 規則, ...
Arabic:تَضَيُّق, قَيد, ...
Hebrew:הִצָּרוּת, הַגְבָּלָה, ...
Russian:стриктура, ограничение, ...
Ukrainian:стриктура, обмеження, ...
Hindi:संकुचन, नियम, ...
Bengali:সংকোচন, নিয়মাবলী, ...
Catalan:estrenyiment, restricció, ...
Czech:striktura, omezení, ...
Danish:forsnævring, regel, ...
Dutch:vernauwing, beperking, ...
Greek:στένωση, περιορισμός, ...
Hungarian:szűkület, megkötés, ...
Khmer:ការរួមតូចខុសប្រក្រតី, បទប្បញ្ញត្តិរឹតត្បិត, ...
Korean:협착, 제한 규칙, ...
Persian:تنگی, محدودیت, ...
Polish:zwężenie, ograniczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):estenose, restrição, ...
Romanian:strictură, restricție, ...
Swedish:striktur, regel, ...
Thai:การตีบ, ข้อบังคับ, ...
Turkish:darlık, kural, ...
Vietnamese:hẹp ruột, quy định, ...

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