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  1. 1. n. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. [Obs.] Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation . . . of its particles. Boyle. 2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faces; costiveness. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis Source: ecdict

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