strictureplasty

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noun

The surgical removal of part of the bowel affected by scar tissue.

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Meanings

nounstrictureplasty (countable and uncountable, plural strictureplasties)

plural strictureplasties

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe surgical removal of part of the bowel affected by scar tissue.

Origin

From stricture + -plasty.

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APA

strictureplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strictureplasty

MLA

“strictureplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strictureplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strictureplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strictureplasty.

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