Question

language development: vocabulary
identify the choice that best answers the question.
the word stricture is formed from the latin root -strict-. based on your knowledge of this root, what is most likely the meaning of stricture?
a. movement through a passage
b. distance through a passage
c. narrowing of a passage
d. opening of a passage

Explanation:

The Latin root -strict- means to draw tight, compress, or constrict. A "stricture" relates to this root by describing a narrowing, as it refers to a tightened or narrowed passage in a bodily structure or other context.

Answer:

C. narrowing of a passage