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Constipated   /kˈɑnstəpˌeɪtəd/   Listen
verb
Constipate  v. t.  (past & past part. constipated; pres. part. constipating)  
1.
To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense. (Obs.) "Of cold the property is to condense and constipate."
2.
To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels.
3.
(Med.) To render costive; to cause constipation in.


adjective
constipated  adj.  Having difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels; costive.





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"Constipated" Quotes from Famous Books



... good effect on the bowels and may be given even to very young children who are disposed to be constipated. It is also of benefit in counteracting the effect of boiled milk. The juice should be extracted from fresh oranges and strained. One teaspoonful may be given at first one hour before a feeding. The amount may be increased ...
— The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) - A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies • W. Grant Hague


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