NOUN | state | stricture, stenosis | abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway |
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communication | stricture | severe criticism |
Sounds | strih'kcher | |
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Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... |
Meaning | Abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway. | |
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Synonym | stenosis | |
Narrower | aortic stenosis | Abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve |
enterostenosis | Abnormal narrowing of the intestine | |
laryngostenosis | Abnormal narrowing of the larynx | |
mitral stenosis, mitral valve stenosis | Obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever) | |
pulmonary stenosis | Abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle | |
pyloric stenosis | narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum | |
rhinostenosis | narrowing of the passages in the nasal cavities | |
ureterostenosis | stenosis of the ureter | |
Broader | pathology | Any deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition |
Spanish | estegnosis, estenosis | |
Catalan | estenosi |
Meaning | severe criticism. | |
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Broader | criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings |
Spanish | censura, constricción | |
Catalan | censura |
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