Constipation

Definitions

1. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“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.”

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