constipation -
Act of crowding anything into a lesser compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
constipation -
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.
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Constipation (also known as costiveness, dyschezia, and dyssynergic defaecation) refers to bowel movements that are infrequent and hard to pass. Constipation is a common cause of painful defecation. Severe constipation includes obstipation and fecal impaction.
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constipation A condition characterized by infrequent, incomplete or very hard bowel movements.