Constipation vs. Obstipation — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Constipation and Obstipation
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Constipation
Constipation refers to bowel movements that are infrequent or hard to pass. The stool is often hard and dry.
Obstipation
Severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction.
Constipation
Difficult, incomplete, or infrequent evacuation of dry hardened feces from the bowels.
Obstipation
Severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction
Constipation
Obstruction; stultification.
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Obstipation
The act of stopping up, as a passage.
Constipation
The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
Obstipation
Extreme constipation.
Constipation
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces
Obstipation
Severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines
Constipation
Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation . . . of its particles.
Constipation
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened fæces; costiveness.
Constipation
Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
Constipation
The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
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