A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness
Constipation is a condition in which too much water is absorbed from the large intestine back into the bloodstream, leaving the faeces dry, hard and difficult to expel Caused by a lack of fibre in the diet (fibre holds water, preventing the faeces becoming too hard)
{i} condition in which evacuation of the bowels is difficult and does not occur regularly
Act of crowding anything into a lesser compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation
hard, dry stools that are difficult to pass in a bowel movement, or having fewer than three bowel movements per week
Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation
Constipation is a medical condition which causes people to have difficulty getting rid of solid waste from their body. the condition of having difficulty in getting rid of solid waste from your body diarrhoea (constipatio, from constipare , from com- ( COM-) + stipare )
irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis