Stricture

Introduction: Stricture

Description of Stricture

Stricture: General term for narrowing of a body duct or passage (e.g. by obstruction).

Stricture: abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Stricture: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Stricture:

• Circumscribed
• Stenosis
• Hollow
• Structure
• Cicatricial
• Contracture
• Abnormal
• Abnormal pain (6 causes)
• Tissue
• Span

Terms associated with Stricture:

Terms Similar to Stricture:

• stenosis

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Stricture:

• aortic stenosis
• enterostenosis
• Laryngostenosis
• pulmonary stenosis
• pyloric stenosis
• rhinostenosis
• mitral stenosis
• mitral valve stenosis
• ureterostenosis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Stricture

• pathology

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Stricture

The following list attempts to classify Stricture into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• pathology
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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