obstipation
pronunciation
How to pronounce obstipation in British English:
UK [,ɒbstɪ'peɪʃ(ə)n]
How to pronounce obstipation in American English:
US [ ,ɑbstə'peʃən]
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- Noun:
- severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines
Word Origin
- obstipation (n.)
- 1590s, from Latin obstipationem (nominative obstipatio), noun of action from *obstipare "action of blocking or stopping up," from ob- (see ob-) + stipare "to press together, to pack" (see stiff (adj.)).