CONSTIPATION


Meaning of CONSTIPATION in English

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

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