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constipation
noun
1 constipation
Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis.
synonym: irregularity.
Roget 321:
density,
solidity;
solidness
etc.
adj.;
impenetrability,
impermeability;
incompressibility;
imporosity†;
cohesion
etc.
46;
constipation,
consistence,
spissitude†.
specific gravity;
hydrometer,
areometer†.
condensation;
caseation†;
solidation†,
solidification;
consolidation;
concretion,
coagulation;
petrification
etc.
(hardening)
323;
crystallization,
precipitation;
deposit,
precipitate;
inspissation†;
gelation,
thickening
etc.
v..
indivisibility,
indiscerptibility†,
insolubility,
indissolvableness.
solid body,
mass,
block,
knot,
lump;
concretion,
concrete,
conglomerate;
cake,
clot,
stone,
curd,
coagulum;
bone,
gristle,
cartilage;
casein,
crassamentum†;
legumin†.
superdense matter,
condensed states of matter;
dwarf star,
neutron star.
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Roget 261:
closure,
occlusion,
blockade;
shutting up
etc.
v.;
obstruction
etc.
(hindrance)
706;
embolus;
contraction
etc.
195;
infarction;
constipation,
obstipation†;
blind alley,
blind corner;
keddah†;
cul-de-sac,
caecum;
imperforation†,
imperviousness
etc.
adj.;
impermeability;
stopper
etc.
263.
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Dutch: obstipatie, hardlijvigheid, verstoptheid, constipatie, verstopping
Polish: zatwardzenie, zaparcie, obstrukcja
2 constipation
Moby thesaurus: abscess, ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache, bar, barrier, blank wall, bleeding, blennorhea, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, bottleneck, cachexia, cachexy, cardialgia, cecum, chill, chills, choking, choking off, cholera morbus, clog, colic, congestion, convulsion, costiveness, coughing, cul-de-sac, cyanosis, dead end, diarrhea, dizziness, dropsy, dysentery, dyspepsia, dyspnea, edema, emaciation, embolism, embolus, fainting, fatigue, fever, fibrillation, flux, gorge, gripe, gripes, growth, heartburn, hemorrhage, high blood pressure, hydrops, hypertension, hypotension, icterus, impasse, impediment, indigestion, infarct, infarction, inflammation, insomnia, irregularity, itching, jam, jaundice, labored breathing, lientery, low blood pressure, lumbago, marasmus, nasal discharge, nausea, necrosis, obstacle, obstipation, obstruction, pain, paralysis, pruritus, pyrosis, rash, rheum, sclerosis, sealing off, seizure, shock, skin eruption, sneezing, sore, spasm, stop, stoppage, strangulation, tabes, tachycardia, trots, tumor, upset stomach, vertigo, vomiting, wasting ... show more.
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