stricture
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈstrɪk.tʃɚ/
- Specialized
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estenosis
- Ryan is at risk of strictures developing along the GI tract, which can occur 1 to 7 weeks after ingestion.
- bile duct stricture
- duct stricture
Examples
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Self-expanding metal stems, previously employed for vascular and urethral strictures, have therefore been developed for biliary application.
Academic text (1992) -
The doctor explained that a stricture in the patient's throat was causing trouble swallowing.
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Stent placement was defined as successful if the stent was shown radiologically to be positioned across the stricture.
Academic text (1992) -
If in doubt, a conventional endoprosthesis should be placed when a bile duct stricture is visualized.
Academic text (1992) -
His pharynx ended as a blind pouch at the cricopharynx level due to a completely stenosing stricture.
Academic text (2007) -
The scar tissue of the stricture in the esophagus was divided with diathermy at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions.
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Esophageal stricture may require frequent dilatation, and laryngeal obstruction may require tracheostomy.
Academic text (1996) -
We report a case of a 26-year-old man with corrosive acid ingestion and pharyngeal stricture who had undergone gastric pull-up surgery 1 year ago.
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A barium study via the Ryles tube revealed antral ulcers with strictures in the adjacent pylorus and duodenum.
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However, proctocolitis or inflammatory involvement of perirectal or perianal lymphatic tissues resulting in fistulas and strictures may also occur.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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9.5
A harmful narrowing of a body passage that blocks flow
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6.5
A narrowing in a tube or pipe that reduces flow
Antonyms
How Narrow
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word stricture comes from a Latin root that means 'to tighten', the same root as strict. A medical stricture is a 'narrow' or 'tight' place in a tube or passage, which is why it can block flow.