constipation (redirected from impaction management)

con·sti·pa·tion  (knst-pshn)

n.

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

2. Obstruction; stultification.

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constipation [ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən]

n

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

Thesaurus

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

constipation [ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən] N → estreñimiento m

constipation [ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃ^ən] n → constipation f

constipation

n no pl → Verstopfung f

constipation [ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃ/ən] n (Med) → stitichezza

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constipation [ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃ/ən] n (Med) → stitichezza