OBSTIPATIONS

Noun

obstipations

plural of obstipation

Source: Wiktionary


OBSTIPATION

Ob`sti*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. obstipatio a close pressure; ob (see Ob- ) + stipare to press.]

1. The act of stopping up, as a passage. [Obs.] Bailey.

2. (Med.)

Definition: Extreme constipation. [Obs.] Hooper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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