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ob⋅sti⋅pa⋅tion

  [ob-stuh-pey-shuhn]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
obstinate constipation.
Origin:
1590–1600; < LL obstīpātiōn- (s. of obstīpātiō) close pressure, equiv. to ob- ob- + stīpāt(us) (ptp. of stīpāre to press) + -iōn- -ion
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ob·sti·pa·tion   (ŏb'stə-pā'shən)   
n.  Severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction.

[New Latin obstīpātiō, obstīpātiōn- : Latin ob-, in the way; see ob- + Latin stīpātus, past participle of stīpāre, to compress.]
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Main Entry: ob·sti·pa·tion
Pronunciation: "äb-st&-'pA-sh&n
Function: noun
: severe and obstinate constipation
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obstipation ob·sti·pa·tion (ŏb'stə-pā'shən)
n.
Intestinal obstruction; severe constipation.

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