stricture
noun
stric·ture
ˈstrik-chər
1
a
: an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
also
: the narrowed part
b
: a constriction of the breath passage in the production of a speech sound
2
: something that closely restrains or limits : restriction
moral strictures
3
: an adverse criticism : censure
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