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Constipation

Constipation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of 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 Synonyms \| Synonyms for Constipation: deadening \| impairment \| irregularity \| stultification Related Terms \| Find terms related to Constipation: abscess \| ague \| anemia \| ankylosis \| anoxia \| apnea \| asphyxiation \| asthma \| ataxia \| atrophy \| backache \| bar \| barrier \| blank wall \| bleeding \| blennorhea \| blind alley \| blind gut \| block \| blockade \| blockage \| bottleneck \| cachexia \| cachexy \| cardialgia \| cecum \| chill \| chills \| choking \| choking off \| cholera morbus \| clog \| colic \| congestion \| convulsion \| costiveness \| coughing \| cul-de-sac \| cyanosis \| dead end \| diarrhea \| dizziness \| dropsy \| dysentery \| dyspepsia \| dyspnea \| edema \| emaciation \| embolism \| embolus \| fainting \| fatigue \| fever \| fibrillation \| flux \| gorge \| gripe \| gripes \| growth \| heartburn \| hemorrhage \| high blood pressure \| hydrops \| hypertension \| hypotension \| icterus \| impasse \| impediment \| indigestion \| infarct \| infarction \| inflammation \| insomnia \| irregularity \| itching \| jam \| jaundice \| labored breathing \| lientery \| low blood pressure \| lumbago \| marasmus \| nasal discharge \| nausea \| necrosis \| obstacle \| obstipation \| obstruction \| pain \| paralysis \| pruritus \| pyrosis \| rash \| rheum \| sclerosis \| sealing off \| seizure \| shock \| skin eruption \| sneezing \| sore \| spasm \| stop \| stoppage \| strangulation \| tabes \| tachycardia \| trots \| tumor \| upset stomach \| vertigo \| vomiting \| wasting See Also \| debasement \| degradation \| dyschezia \| fecal impaction \| obstipation \| symptom Constipation In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Constipation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Constipation: deadening | impairment | irregularity | stultification

Constipation In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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