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.

Anagrams

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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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