stricture
31stricture — /ˈstrɪktʃə / (say strikchuh) noun 1. a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism: *so I regarded my parents strictures as being quite absurd –wendy lowenstein, 1988. 2. Pathology a morbid contraction of any passage or duct of the body.… …
32stricture — n. harsh criticism; Med., contraction; constriction of body passage; constricted passage …
33stricture — n. 1 (usu. in pl.; often foll. by on, upon) a critical or censorious remark. 2 Med. a morbid narrowing of a canal or duct in the body. Derivatives: strictured adj. Etymology: ME f. L strictura (as STRICT) …
34Urethral stricture — Classification and external resources Urethra is tube at center. ICD 10 N35 …
35Esophageal stricture — Classification and external resources Endoscopic image of a benign peptic stricture ICD 10 K …
36Spasmodic stricture — Spasmodic Spas mod ic, a. [Gr. ?; ? a convulsion + ? likeness: cf. F. spasmotique.] 1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm; occuring in, or characterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic asthma. [1913 Webster] 2. Soon relaxed or… …
37Organic stricture — Organic Or*gan ic, a. [L. organicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. organique.] 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them; as, the organic structure of animals and plants;… …
38organic stricture — permanent stricture a stricture due to a structural change in or about a canal …
39spasmodic stricture — spastic stricture a stricture that is due to muscular spasm; called also false s., functional s., and temporary s …
40Стриктура (Stricture) — сужение какой либо трубчатой структуры (такой как пищевод, кишечник, мочеточник или уретра) в теле человека. Возникновение стриктуры может быть связано с воспалением, мышечным спазмом, ростом опухоли внутри пораженной части или с ее сдавлением… …
