constipationn.

/kɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən/

Etymology: < French constipation, or < Latin constīpātiōn-em , noun of action or state < constīpāre to constipate adj.

†1. The action of packing or pressing closely together; the condition of being so compressed; condensation, compression. Obsolete.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] > becoming or making dense or solid > by compaction or compression

compaction1398

compressionc1400

constipation1603

compressure1644

compacting1697

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1337 Condensation, and constipation depresseth and driveth it [matter] downeward to the middle.

1693 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. vii. 26 A pretty close Constipation and mutual Contact of its Particles.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. iii. 22 In Spring, when the Earth and Waters are loosed from the brumal Constipations, the Vapours arise in great plenty.

2. Medicine.

†a. Contraction or constriction of organic tissues, the veins, etc. Obsolete.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > constriction

constipationc1400

stricturec1400

prefocation?a1425

strangling1563

strangulation1749

constriction1783

incarceration1819

stenosis1872

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [noun] > alteration of tissue > contraction

constipationc1400

astriction1568

c1400 Lanfranc's Cyrurg. 119 Euel accidentis..as constipacioun of þe wombe, or ellis þe flix of þe wombe.

1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 61 a It dissolveth the constipations or stoppinges made of all places, if the places be scarified.

1639 J. Woodall Treat. Gangrena in Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) 384 Schirrous hardnesse and constipation of the veines.

a1660 H. Hammond Serm. (1664) iii. 39 That the laxum and strictum, the immoderate dissolution or constipation, were the principles and originals of all diseases.

b. spec. Confinement of the bowels: a state of the bowels in which the evacuations are obstructed or stopped; costiveness.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [noun] > constipation

costivenessa1400

obstruction1533

constipationc1550

restriction?1550

obstipation1612

stypticness1617

binding1620

stypticity1620

impaction1853

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 53 I sau betis that is gude contrar constipatione.

1714 J. Purcell Treat. Cholick 117 When the Pain of the Cholick..is accompany'd with a great Heat, violent Constipation, Vomiting.

1806 Weaver in Med. Jrnl. 15 325 Case of Constipation of the Bowels, removed by External Friction.

1866 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. 398 The terms constipation and costiveness are commonly used as synonyms, denoting insufficiency of evacuations from the bowels.

c. figurative.

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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff > complete check or impasse > fact or condition of being stuck or at impasse

sticking1564

set1613

dead set1806

nonplussation1833

stickfast1835

deadlocking1882

jib1893

constipation1917

1917 A. Huxley Let. 30 Sept. (1969) 136 That somewhat unhinged letter..was..due to nothing in particular, but exactly coinciding with a period of poetical constipation.

1966 New Statesman 25 Mar. 411/2 There are signs that the electoral constipation in the West Midlands is easing slightly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	constipation
释义	constipationn. /kɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən/ Etymology: < French constipation, or < Latin constīpātiōn-em , noun of action or state < constīpāre to constipate adj. †1. The action of packing or pressing closely together; the condition of being so compressed; condensation, compression. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] > becoming or making dense or solid > by compaction or compression compaction1398 compressionc1400 constipation1603 compressure1644 compacting1697 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1337 Condensation, and constipation depresseth and driveth it [matter] downeward to the middle. 1693 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. vii. 26 A pretty close Constipation and mutual Contact of its Particles. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. iii. 22 In Spring, when the Earth and Waters are loosed from the brumal Constipations, the Vapours arise in great plenty. 2. Medicine. †a. Contraction or constriction of organic tissues, the veins, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > constriction constipationc1400 stricturec1400 prefocation?a1425 strangling1563 strangulation1749 constriction1783 incarceration1819 stenosis1872 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [noun] > alteration of tissue > contraction constipationc1400 astriction1568 c1400 Lanfranc's Cyrurg. 119 Euel accidentis..as constipacioun of þe wombe, or ellis þe flix of þe wombe. 1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 61 a It dissolveth the constipations or stoppinges made of all places, if the places be scarified. 1639 J. Woodall Treat. Gangrena in Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) 384 Schirrous hardnesse and constipation of the veines. a1660 H. Hammond Serm. (1664) iii. 39 That the laxum and strictum, the immoderate dissolution or constipation, were the principles and originals of all diseases. b. spec. Confinement of the bowels: a state of the bowels in which the evacuations are obstructed or stopped; costiveness. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [noun] > constipation costivenessa1400 obstruction1533 constipationc1550 restriction?1550 obstipation1612 stypticness1617 binding1620 stypticity1620 impaction1853 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 53 I sau betis that is gude contrar constipatione. 1714 J. Purcell Treat. Cholick 117 When the Pain of the Cholick..is accompany'd with a great Heat, violent Constipation, Vomiting. 1806 Weaver in Med. Jrnl. 15 325 Case of Constipation of the Bowels, removed by External Friction. 1866 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. 398 The terms constipation and costiveness are commonly used as synonyms, denoting insufficiency of evacuations from the bowels. c. figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff > complete check or impasse > fact or condition of being stuck or at impasse sticking1564 set1613 dead set1806 nonplussation1833 stickfast1835 deadlocking1882 jib1893 constipation1917 1917 A. Huxley Let. 30 Sept. (1969) 136 That somewhat unhinged letter..was..due to nothing in particular, but exactly coinciding with a period of poetical constipation. 1966 New Statesman 25 Mar. 411/2 There are signs that the electoral constipation in the West Midlands is easing slightly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1400
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