Constipation Definition
kŏnstə-pāshən
noun
A condition in which the feces are hard and elimination from the bowels is infrequent and difficult.
Webster's New World
Obstruction; stultification.
American Heritage
Act of crowding anything into a lesser compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- costiveness
- alimentary stoppage
- stasis of the lower bowel
- irregularity
- deadening
- impairment
- stultification
Origin of Constipation
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From Latin constipatio.
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