obstipation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English obstipate

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ion

English obstipation

From obstipate + -ion.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑbstɪˈpeɪʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒbstɪˈpeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: ob‧sti‧pa‧tion

Noun

obstipation (countable and uncountable, plural obstipations)

1. severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction.
   • 2018, Tommy Orange, There There, Harvill Secker, page 66:

     So I hoard food and stay in my room, read about what I can do about this possible new phase of constipation, what I just found out on a constipation forum thread might be obstipation, which is severe, or complete, constipation.

Derived terms

• obstipational

Related terms

• constipation
• obstipative

Translations

severe constipation due to intestinal blockage

• Dutch: obstipatie (nl) f
• French: obstipation (fr) f
• German: Obstipation (de) f
• Indonesian: obstipasi
• Korean: 심한 변비 (simhan byeonbi)
• Russian: обстипа́ция (ru) f (obstipácija)
• Swedish: obstipation (sv)