Cŏn'sti-pā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. constipatio, Fr. constipation, Pr. constipacio, Sp. constipacion, It. costipazione.]
- The act of crowding any thing into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. “Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation . . . of its particles.” Boyle.
- Costiveness. Arbuthnot.