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constipation (encz) | constipation,zácpa n: Zdeněk Brož |
Constipation (gcide) | Constipation \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.]
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Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation .
. . of its particles. --Boyle.
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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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constipation (wn) | constipation
n 1: irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the
bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or
diverticulitis [syn: constipation, irregularity]
2: the act of making something futile and useless (as by
routine) [syn: stultification, constipation,
impairment, deadening] |
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