Meaning | Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis. |
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Synonym | irregularity |
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Narrower | dyschezia | Difficulty in defecating (usually as a consequence of long continued voluntary suppression of the urge to defecate) |
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fecal impaction | accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move |
obstipation | severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines |
Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
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Spanish | constipación, estreñimiento |
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Catalan | restrenyiment |
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Verbs | constipate | cause to be constipated |
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