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Noun: stricture  strik-chu(r)
  1. Abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
    - stenosis
     
  2. Severe criticism

Derived forms: strictures

Type of: criticism, pathology, unfavorable judgment [US], unfavourable judgment [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Stricture

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