constipation
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
Other meanings
The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
Related words
- anticonstipation
- verbal constipation
Word history
From Medieval Latin "constīpātiō".
Where this comes from
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