stricture

Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃɚ/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
  2. noun severe criticism

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin strictūra, from Latin strictus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

stenosis

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
pathology
Narrower (hyponyms)
enterostenosis, laryngostenosis, mitral stenosis, ureterostenosis, pyloric stenosis, rhinostenosis

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