OBSTIPATION

n.[L. obstipo; ob and stipo, to crowd. ] 1. The act of stopping up; as a passage.
2. In medicine, costiveness.

OBSTIPATION

Ob `sti *pa "tion, n. Etym: [L. obstipatio a close pressure; ob (see Ob- ) + stipare to press. ]

obstipation

ob sti pa tion |ˌäbstəˈpāSHən ˌɑbztəˈpeɪʃən | ▶noun Medicine severe or complete constipation. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: alteration of constipation, by substitution of the prefix ob- for con- .

obstipation

obstipation |ˌɒbstɪˈpeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine severe or complete constipation. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: alteration of constipation, by substitution of the prefix ob- for con- .

Obstipation

Ob s ti pa ti on , Obs ti pa ti on Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Obstipati o n |spätlateinisch obstipatio = das Gedrängtsein Stuhlverstopfung