constipation
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See also constipâtion
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin constipatio.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun [edit]
constipation (countable and uncountable; plural constipations)
- Act of crowding anything into a lesser compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
- A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.
Translations [edit]
state of bowels
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin constipatio.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kɔ̃s.ti.pa.sjɔ̃/
Noun [edit]
constipation f (plural constipations)