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CONSTIPATION
stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening
(noun) the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
constipation, irregularity
(noun) irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
constipation (countable and uncountable, plural constipations)
Act of crowding anything into a lesser compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.
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Source: Wiktionary
Con`sti*pa"tion, n. Etym: [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.] Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation . . . of its particles. Boyle.
2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faces; costiveness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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