constipation
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See also: constipâtion
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin constīpātiō, from cōnstīpō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
constipation (countable and uncountable, plural constipations)
- The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, 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
- Synonym: costiveness
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Translations[edit]
state of bowels
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cōnstīpātiōnem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
constipation f (plural constipations)
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Further reading[edit]
- “constipation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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