obstipation vs. constipation
[ob-stuh-pey-shuhn]
/ ˌɒb stəˈpeɪ ʃən /
noun
Medicine/Medical.
[kon-stuh-pey-shuhn]
/ ˌkɒn stəˈpeɪ ʃən /
noun
-
a condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent.
-
Informal. a state of slowing down, sluggishness, or inactivity.
-
Obsolete. the act of crowding anything into a smaller compass; condensation.
