Medical Dictionary

stricture

noun stric·ture \ˈstrik-chər\

Medical Definition of STRICTURE

:  an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage (as from inflammation, cancer, or the formation of scar tissue) <esophageal stricture>; also :  the narrowed part

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