'Constipation' definitions:
Definition of 'constipation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis [syn: constipation, irregularity]
noun
The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) [syn: stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening]
Definition of 'Constipation'
From: GCIDE
- Constipation \Con`sti*pa"tion\, n. [L. constipatio a crowding together: cf. F. constipation.]
- 1. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation . . . of its particles. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened f[ae]ces; costiveness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'constipation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- bar,
- barrier,
- blank wall,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- blind alley,
- blind gut,
- block,
- blockade,
- blockage,
- bottleneck,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- cardialgia,
- cecum,
- chill,
- chills,
- choking,
- choking off,
- cholera morbus,
- clog,
- colic,
- congestion,
- convulsion,
- costiveness,
- coughing,
- cul-de-sac,
- cyanosis,
- dead end,
- diarrhea,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- embolism,
- embolus,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- gorge,
- gripe,
- gripes,
- growth,
- heartburn,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- impasse,
- impediment,
- indigestion,
- infarct,
- infarction,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- irregularity,
- itching,
- jam,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- lientery,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- obstacle,
- obstipation,
- obstruction,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- pruritus,
- pyrosis,
- rash,
- rheum,
- sclerosis,
- sealing off,
- seizure,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- strangulation,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- trots,
- tumor,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- wasting