ALL meanings of constipation
con·sti·pa·tion
C c - uncountable noun constipation Constipation is a medical condition which causes people to have difficulty getting rid of solid waste from their body. 3
- noun constipation infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels, with hard faeces, caused by functional or organic disorders or improper diet 3
- noun constipation a condition in which the feces are hard and elimination from the bowels is infrequent and difficult 3
- noun constipation inability to defecate 1
- noun constipation a condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent. 1
- noun constipation Informal. a state of slowing down, sluggishness, or inactivity. 1
- noun constipation Obsolete. the act of crowding anything into a smaller compass; condensation. 1
- noun constipation A condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels, usually associated with hardened feces. 1
- noun constipation Act of crowding anything into a lesser compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. 0
- noun constipation A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness. 0