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constipated

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con·sti·pat·ed  (knst-ptd)
adj.
1. Affected with constipation.
2. Stiff, stodgy, or recalcitrant: "united only in a constipated hatred of change of any kind" (John Fowles).

constipated
Adjective
unable to empty one's bowels [Latin constipare to press closely together]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.constipated - have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels
unconstipated, regular - not constipated
Translations
constipated [ˈkɔnstɪpeɪtəd] adjestreñido

constipated [ˈkɔnstɪpeɪtɪd] adjconstipé(e)

constipated [ˈkɔnstɪpeɪtɪd] adj to be constipated → Verstopfung haben, verstopft sein

constipated [ˈkɔnstɪpeɪtɪd] adjstitico/a

constipated
adj constipated [ˈkonstipeitid]
having difficulty in passing waste matter (as regularly as normal) from the bowels. hardlywig, gekonstipeerd, verstop مُصاب بِإمْساك المَعِدَه запечен mající zácpu forstoppet verstopft δυσκοίλιος estreñido kõhukinnisuse all kannatav دچار یبوست ummetuksesta kärsivä constipé סוֹבֵל מְעֲצִירוּת कब्ज पैदा होना zatvoren székrekedéses sembelit með hægðatregðu costipato 便秘した 변비에 걸린 su užkietėjusiais viduriais aizcietējis (vēders) sembelit verstopt forstoppet cierpiący na zaparcie prisão de ventre com constipat страдающий запором zapečený zaprt koji ima zatvor förstoppad, hård i magen ท้องผูก kabız 便秘的 страждати від запору قبض هونا táo bón 便
n constiˈpation
hardlywig, hardlywigheid, konstipasie, verstopping, verstoptheid إمْساك المَعِدَه запек zácpa forstoppelse die Verstopfung δυσκοιλιότητα estreñimiento kõhukinnisus یبوست ummetus constipation עֲצִירוּת कब्ज पैदा करना zatvorenje székrekedés sembelit harðlífi costipazione 便秘 변비 vidurių užkietėjimas (vēdera) aizcietējums sembelit constipatie forstoppelse zaparcie prisão de ventre constipaţie запор zápcha zaprtje zatvor förstoppning อาการท้องผูก kabızlık 便秘 запор قبض tình trạng bị táo bón 便


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Seriously ill patients tend to be chronically constipated, which results in generalized toxemia," Smith says.
During this type of constipation, stools move through the colon at a normal rate, and stool frequency is normal, yet patients believe that they are constipated because of a perceived difficulty with evacuation or the presence of hard stools.
Eventually, the tumor obstructed her colon, leaving her completely constipated.
 
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