ˌkänztəˈpāshən, -än(t)st- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin constipation-, constipatio, from Latin constipatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. obsolete
a. : compression , condensation
b. : contraction , constriction
2.
[Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin constipation-, constipatio, from Late Latin]
a. : abnormally delayed or infrequent passage of dry hardened feces associated with varying degrees of stasis of the lower bowel
b. : stultification
constipation of intellectual freedom