- Strictured
- Strictured Stric"tured, a. (Med.) Affected with a stricture; as, a strictured duct. [1913 Webster]
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Strictured
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stenosed — Narrowed; contracted; strictured. * * * ste·nosed ste nōst, nōzd adj affected with stenosis: abnormally constricted <a stenosed eustachian tube> * * * ste·nosed (stə nōzdґ) narrowed or constricted … Medical dictionary
stricture — [ strɪktʃə] noun 1》 a rule restricting behaviour or action. 2》 a sternly critical remark. 3》 Medicine abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body. Derivatives strictured adjective Origin ME: from L. strictura, from stringere (see strict) … English new terms dictionary
stricture — [strik′chər] n. [ME strictture < L strictura < strictus: see STRICT] 1. sharp adverse criticism; censure 2. a limiting or restricting condition; restriction 3. Obs. strictness 4. Med. an abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body; stenosis … English World dictionary
