obstipation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines

WordNet

Ob`sti*pa"tion noun
Etymology
L. obstipatio a close pressure; ob (see Ob-) + stipare to press.
Definitions
  1. The act of stopping up, as a passage. Obs. Bailey.
  2. (Med.) Extreme constipation. Obs. Hooper.

Webster 1913