Found 2 items, similar to stricture.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stricture stricture n 1: abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway [syn: stenosis] 2: severe criticism
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stricture Stricture \Stric"ture\, n. [L. strictura a contraction, from stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See Strict.] 1. Strictness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A man of stricture and firm abstinence. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 3. A touch of adverse criticism; censure. [1913 Webster] [I have] given myself the liberty of these strictures by way of reflection on all and every passage. --Hammond. [1913 Webster] 4. (Med.) A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture , under Organic, and Spasmodic. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]