OBSTIPATION - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines

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	See Also:	constipation, irregularity

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ob`sti*pa"tion\, n. [L. obstipatio a close pressure; ob (see {Ob-}) + stipare to press.] 1. The act of stopping up, as a passage. [Obs.] --Bailey. 2. (Med.) Extreme constipation. [Obs.] --Hooper.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Obstipation is a severe form of constipation in which neither the passage of stool nor flatus (intestinal gas) is possible. It may be a sign of mechanical bowel obstruction.