Noun: constipation ,kón-sti'pey-shun
- Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
"The patient complained of constipation after starting a new medication";
- irregularity
- The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
"The bureaucratic constipation of the approval process slowed everything down";
- stultification, impairment, deadening
Derived forms: constipations
Type of: debasement, degradation, symptom
Encyclopedia: Constipation