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obstipation
[ ob-stuh-pey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɒb stəˈpeɪ ʃən /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
obstinate constipation.
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How to use obstipation in a sentence
Constipation, obstipation and diarrhea may alternate through the progress of the case.
Intestinal Ills|Alcinous Burton JamisonComplete obstipation occurs in mechanical obstruction of the gut from direct pressure or from bands of lymph.
British Dictionary definitions for obstipation
obstipation
/ (ˌɒbstɪˈpeɪʃən) /
noun
pathol a severe form of constipation, usually resulting from obstruction of the intestinal tract
Word Origin for obstipation
C16: from Latin obstīpātiō, from ob- (intensive) + stīpāre to press together
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Medical definitions for obstipation
obstipation
[ ŏb′stə-pā′shən ]
n.
Intestinal obstruction; severe constipation.
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