CONSTIPATED


Meaning of CONSTIPATED in English

/ ˈkɒnstɪpeɪtɪd; NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ adjective

unable to get rid of waste material from the bowels easily

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin constipat- crowded or pressed together, from the verb constipare , from con- together + stipare press, cram.

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