constipation

See also: constipâtion

English

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Etymology

First attested in the beginning of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#CONSTIPATIONCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#CONSTIPATION constipacioun, borrowed from Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#CONSTIPATION constīpātiō or its Old French equivalent, from cōnstīpō + -tiō. By surface analysis, constipate +‎ -ionCategory:English terms suffixed with -ion#CONSTIPATION.

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Noun

constipation (countable and uncountable, plural constipations)Category:English lemmas#CONSTIPATIONCategory:English nouns#CONSTIPATIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#CONSTIPATIONCategory:English countable nouns#CONSTIPATIONCategory:English countable nouns#CONSTIPATIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CONSTIPATIONCategory:Pages with entries#CONSTIPATIONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#CONSTIPATION

  1. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
    Synonym: costiveness
    • 1917 February 12, “If You Knew What Foods?” (advertisement), in The Independent, volume 59, number 3558, New York: Independent Corporation, page 280:
      If you also knew how to combine foods—that is, what foods eaten together “set well,” you need never have indigestion, constipation or any of the headachy, stomachachy ills they lead to.
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    • 2015 July 22, Reshma M. Khan et al., “Embolic Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in Case Reports in Rheumatology‎, volume 2015, →DOI:
      Review of systems was positive for unintentional weight gain of 13.5 kilograms in the last eight months, excessive fatigue, fever, difficulty focusing, one episode of painful oral ulcer on the roof of her mouth, change in the hair texture with nonscarring alopecia, shortness of breath with exertion, and constipation.
      Category:English terms with quotations#CONSTIPATION
  2. The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.

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French

Etymology

From LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#CONSTIPATION cōnstīpātiōnemCategory:French undefined derivations#CONSTIPATION.

Pronunciation

Noun

constipation f (plural constipations)Category:French lemmas#CONSTIPATIONCategory:French nouns#CONSTIPATIONCategory:French countable nouns#CONSTIPATIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CONSTIPATIONCategory:French feminine nouns#CONSTIPATIONCategory:Pages with entries#CONSTIPATIONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#CONSTIPATION

  1. constipation

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