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IMPASSABLE STRICTURE

\ɪmpˈasəbə͡l stɹˈɪkt͡ʃə], \ɪmpˈasəbə‍l stɹˈɪkt‍ʃə], \ɪ_m_p_ˈa_s_ə_b_əl s_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_k_tʃ_ə]\

Definitions of IMPASSABLE STRICTURE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A s. in which the passage is so tortuous and contracted that a filiform bougie can not be passed through it.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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