Associations to the word «Constipation»

Wiktionary

CONSTIPATION, noun. Act of crowding anything into a lesser compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
CONSTIPATION, noun. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.

Dictionary definition

CONSTIPATION, noun. Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis.
CONSTIPATION, noun. The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine).

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne