obstipation

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ob=sti=pa=tion

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.