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Noun: constipation  `kón-stu'pey-shun
  1. Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
    - irregularity
     
  2. The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
    - stultification, impairment, deadening

Derived forms: constipations

See also: constipate

Type of: debasement, degradation, symptom

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