Definitions for: Constipation

[n] the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
[n] irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis

Webster (1913) Definition: Con`sti*pa"tion, n. [L. constipatio a crowding
together: cf. F. constipation.]
1. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state
of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. [Obs.]

Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation .
. . of its particles. --Boyle.

2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are
infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled
with hardened f[ae]ces; costiveness.

Synonyms: deadening, impairment, irregularity, stultification

See Also: debasement, degradation, dyschezia, fecal impaction, obstipation, symptom

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