Constipation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Latin constipatio.

Full definition of constipation

Noun

1. Act of crowding anything into a lesser compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.