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Constipation   /kˌɑnstəpˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Constipation

noun
1.
Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis.  Synonym: irregularity.
2.
The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine).  Synonyms: deadening, impairment, stultification.





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"Constipation" Quotes from Famous Books



... counsel thee, etc. Wherever thou beer drinkest, invoke to thee the power of earth; for earth is good against drink, fire for distempers, the oak for constipation, a corn-ear for sorcery, a hall for domestic strife. In bitter hates invoke the moon; the biter for bite-injuries is good; but runes against calamity; fluid ...
— The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson • Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson


Words linked to "Constipation" :   symptom, irregularity, debasement, fecal impaction, obstipation, constipate, degradation, dyschezia


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