constipation
Collocations
6(noun.)
ADJ
severe | acute, chronic
QUANT
bout
VERB + CONSTIPATION
have, suffer from | cause | prevent
Definitions
noun
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
If you also knew how to combine foods—that is, what foods eaten together “set well,” you need never have indigestion, constipation or any of the headachy, stomachachy ills they lead to.
Review of systems was positive for unintentional weight gain of 13.5 kilograms in the last eight months, excessive fatigue, fever, difficulty focusing, one episode of painful oral ulcer on the roof of her mouth, change in the hair texture with nonscarring alopecia, shortness of breath with exertion, and constipation.
The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of making something futile and useless (as by routin
- stultification
- impairment
- deadening
noun — irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowe
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6If you also knew how to combine foods—that is, what foods eaten together “set well,” you need never have indigestion, constipation or any of the headachy, stomachachy ills they lead to.
WiktionaryReview of systems was positive for unintentional weight gain of 13.5 kilograms in the last eight months, excessive fatigue, fever, difficulty focusing, one episode of painful oral ulcer on the roof of
WiktionaryI'm suffering from chronic constipation.
Tatoeba · #322629Do you suffer from constipation?
Tatoeba · #3411685Dates help with constipation.
Tatoeba · #9360344Figs are good for constipation.
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