Meaning & use
stricture
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A rule or comment that severely restricts or criticizes something.
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The new strictures on spending forced the department to cancel its conference.
Critics voiced strictures against the film's portrayal of the war.
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In medicine, "stricture" also refers to an abnormal narrowing of a tube or passage in the body, such as the esophagus.
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2. noun
An abnormal narrowing of a tubular organ or passage in the body.
The doctor found a stricture in his esophagus that made swallowing difficult.
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