Found 2 items, similar to Constipation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: constipation constipation n 1: irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis [syn: irregularity] 2: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) [syn: stultification, impairment, deadening]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Constipation Constipation \Con`sti*pa"tion\, n. [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.] [1913 Webster] Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation . . . of its particles. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened f[ae]ces; costiveness. [1913 Webster]