con·sti·pa·tion

(kŏn′stə-pā′shən)

1. Difficult, incomplete, or infrequent evacuation of dry hardened feces from the bowels.

2. Obstruction; stultification.

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constipation

(ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən)

(Pathology) infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels, with hard faeces, caused by functional or organic disorders or improper diet

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con•sti•pa•tion

(ˌkɒn stəˈpeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. a condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent.

2. stultification.

[1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Late Latin]

constipation

A condition in which food residue spends too long in the large intestine, too much water is absorbed and it becomes dry and difficult to pass. Lack of exercise or fiber, stress, or laxative abuse can lead to constipation.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	constipation - irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis irregularity symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease dyschezia - difficulty in defecating (usually as a consequence of long continued voluntary suppression of the urge to defecate) fecal impaction - accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move obstipation - severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines
	2.	constipation - the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) deadening, stultification, impairment degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

Translations

إمْساك المَعِدَه

restrenyiment

zácpa

forstoppelse

Verstopfung

δυσκοιλιότητα

estreñimiento constipación de vientre

ummetus

constipation

székrekedés

harîlífi

stitichezza costipazione occlusione stipsi

便秘

constipaţie

запор

kabızlık

便秘

constipation

[ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən] N → estreñimiento m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

constipation

[ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃ^ən] n → constipation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

constipation

n no pl → Verstopfung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

constipation

[ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃ/ən] n (Med) → stitichezza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

constipated

(ˈkonstipeitid) adjective

having difficulty in passing waste matter (as regularly as normal) from the bowels.

ˌconstiˈpation noun

con·sti·pa·tion

n. estreñimiento, trastorno intestinal caracterizado por la imposibilidad de evacuar con facilidad.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

constipation

n estreñimiento

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