n. [ L. constipatio a crowding together: cf. F. constipation. ] 1. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation . . . of its particles. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened fæces; costiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]