obstipation

[ ob-stuh-pey-shuh n ]
/ ˌɒb stəˈpeɪ ʃən /

noun Medicine/Medical.

obstinate constipation.

Origin of obstipation

1590–1600; < Late Latin obstīpātiōn- (stem of obstīpātiō) close pressure, equivalent to ob- ob- + stīpāt(us) (past participle of stīpāre to press) + -iōn- -ion

Words nearby obstipation

obstetrician, obstetrician-gynecologist, obstetrics, obstinacy, obstinate, obstipation, obstreperous, obstruct, obstructed testis, obstruction, obstructionist

Example sentences from the Web for obstipation

  • Constipation, obstipation and diarrhea may alternate through the progress of the case.

    Intestinal Ills |Alcinous Burton Jamison

British Dictionary definitions for obstipation

obstipation
/ (ˌɒbstɪˈpeɪʃən) /

noun

pathol a severe form of constipation, usually resulting from obstruction of the intestinal tract

Word Origin for obstipation

C16: from Latin obstīpātiō, from ob- (intensive) + stīpāre to press together

Medical definitions for obstipation

obstipation
[ ŏb′stə-pā′shən ]

n.

Intestinal obstruction; severe constipation.