constipation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
First attested in the beginning of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English constipacioun, borrowed from Medieval Latin constīpātiō or its Old French equivalent, from cōnstīpō + -tiō. By surface analysis, constipate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
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.
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: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.
1917 February 12, “If You Knew What Foods?” (advertisement), in The Independent, volume 59, number 3558, New York: Independent Corporation, page 280:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| constipations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anticonstipation · verbal constipation
Relateds
Constipation in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Synonyms
Translations (84)
ru запо́р (state of bowels) · gd teanntachd-cuim (state of bowels) · ca restrenyiment (state of bowels) · pms stitichëssa (state of bowels) · be запо́р (state of bowels) · sk zápcha (state of bowels) · mk запек (state of bowels) · ru констипа́ция (state of bowels) · nb forstoppelse (state of bowels) · lv aizcietējums (state of bowels) · pl obstrukcja (state of bowels) · eo mallakso (state of bowels) · sh konstipacija (state of bowels) · cs zácpa (state of bowels) · vi táo bón (state of bowels) · pl zaparcie (state of bowels) · it stitichezza (state of bowels) · rsk заткатосц (state of bowels) · mi mate kōroke (state of bowels) · pl konstypacja (state of bowels) · nv chąąʼ ééʼníʼ (state of bowels) · fr constipation (state of bowels) · ro constipație (state of bowels) · ja 便秘 (state of bowels) · sl zaprtje (state of bowels) · es constipación (state of bowels) · rsk заднутосц (state of bowels) · ka ყაბზობა (state of bowels) · nn forstopping (state of bowels) · tpi bel i pas (state of bowels) · pt constipação (state of bowels) · yi קאָנסטיפּאַציע (state of bowels) · az qəbizlik (state of bowels) · is harðlífi (state of bowels) · ta மலச்சிக்கல் (state of bowels) · is hægðatregða (state of bowels) · de Verstopfung (state of bowels) · sq kaps (state of bowels) · cy rhwymedd (state of bowels) · it stipsi (state of bowels) · el δυσκοιλιότητα (state of bowels) · tr kabızlık (state of bowels) · ar إِمْسَاك (state of bowels) · hi कब्ज (state of bowels) · sh zatvor (state of bowels) · th ท้องผูก (state of bowels) · fi ummetus (state of bowels) · az qəbiz (state of bowels) · sh констипација (state of bowels) · kmr zikgirî (state of bowels) · cmn 便秘 (state of bowels) · he עֲצִירוּת (state of bowels) · da forstoppelse (state of bowels) · hi कब्ज़ (state of bowels) · id sembelit (state of bowels) · nrf constipâtion (state of bowels) · tl tibi (state of bowels) · uk запо́р (state of bowels) · nn obstipasjon (state of bowels) · pt prisão de ventre (state of bowels) · lad durera (state of bowels) · bg запек (state of bowels) · de Obstipation (state of bowels) · ceb tubol (state of bowels) · mn өтгөн хаталт (state of bowels) · sh затвор (state of bowels) · hu székrekedés (state of bowels) · nb obstipasjon (state of bowels) · yi פֿאַרשטאָפּונג (state of bowels) · ur قَبْض (state of bowels) · fa یبوست (state of bowels) · et kõhukinnisus (state of bowels) · mi mate kōreke (state of bowels) · pl zatwardzenie (state of bowels) · az qəbəlik (state of bowels) · eo konstipo (state of bowels) · sv förstoppning (state of bowels) · ga iatacht (state of bowels) · nl constipatie (state of bowels) · hy փորկապություն (state of bowels) · ko 변비 (state of bowels) · es estreñimiento (state of bowels) · ml മലബന്ധം (state of bowels) · srn afito (state of bowels)