obstipation

[ ob-stuh-pey-shuhn ]

/ ˌɒb stəˈpeɪ ʃən /

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noun Medicine/Medical.

obstinate constipation.

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Origin of obstipation

1590–1600; <Late Latin obstīpātiōn- (stem of obstīpātiō) close pressure, equivalent to ob-ob- + stīpāt(us) (past participle of stīpāre to press) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby obstipation

obstetrician, obstetrician-gynecologist, obstetrics, obstinacy, obstinate, obstipation, obstreperous, obstruct, obstructed testis, obstruction, obstructionist

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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 Jamison
Complete obstipation occurs in mechanical obstruction of the gut from direct pressure or from bands of lymph.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

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 ]

Intestinal obstruction; severe constipation.