stricture

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noun

1. abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
• Syn:
stenosis
• Derivationally related forms:
stenotic (for: stenosis)
• Hypernyms:
pathology
• Hyponyms:
aortic stenosis, enterostenosis, laryngostenosis, pulmonary stenosis, pyloric stenosis,
rhinostenosis, mitral stenosis, mitral valve stenosis, ureterostenosis
2. severe criticism
• Hypernyms:
criticism, unfavorable judgment