obstipation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: obstipation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for obstipation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obstipation n severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstipation \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.