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obstinance |
obstinate |
obstinately |
obstination |
obstipate |
obstipation
| obstreperous
| obstreperously
| obstreperousness
| obstriction
| obstringe
obstipation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun obstipation has 1 sense
- obstipation(n = noun.state) - severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines; is a kind of constipation, irregularity
Derived form verb obstipate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
obstipation, n. [L. obstipatio a close pressure; ob (see Ob-) + stipare to press.].
- The act of stopping up, as a passage. Bailey. [1913 Webster]
- Extreme constipation. Hooper. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
obstipation
Closure
N closure, occlusion, blockade, shutting up, obstruction, embolus, contraction, infarction, constipation, obstipation, blind alley, blind corner, keddah, cul-de-sac, caecum, imperforation, imperviousness, impermeability, stopper, closed, shut, operculated, unopened, unpierced, imporous, caecal, closable, imperforate, impervious, impermeable, impenetrable, impassable, unpassable, invious, pathless, wayless, untrodden, untrod, unventilated, air tight, water tight, hermetically sealed, tight, snug.
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