Definition

1. Noun:
   • Severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines: A medical condition characterized by an inability to pass stool due to a blockage or severe impairment of bowel motility, often more serious than typical constipation.

Usage

• Noun: "Obstipation" is a formal, medical term. It is used to describe a specific and severe type of constipation, typically in clinical or healthcare contexts. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient was diagnosed with obstipation due to a tumor in the colon.
  • Chronic use of certain medications can lead to obstipation.
  • The doctor distinguished between simple constipation and true obstipation.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical Diagnosis: The term is often used in medical reports and differential diagnoses to specify a severe, obstructive cause of constipation.
  • The radiographic findings were consistent with obstipation.

Variants and Related Words

• Obstipate (verb, rare): To cause or suffer from obstipation.
  • The medication can obstipate some patients.
• Constipation (noun): A more general term for difficulty in emptying the bowels. "Obstipation" is a severe subset of constipation.

Synonyms

• Fecal impaction: A severe form of constipation where hardened stool cannot be passed.
• Ileus (specifically, paralytic ileus): A temporary lack of intestinal movement, which can cause symptoms similar to obstipation.

Antonyms

• Diarrhea: The condition of having loose, frequent bowel movements.
• Regularity: The state of having normal, regular bowel movements.

Noun

1. severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines