OBSTIPATION
\ɒbstɪpˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɒbstɪpˈeɪʃən], \ɒ_b_s_t_ɪ_p_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Intestinal obstruction, especially obstruction of a severer type than ordinary constipation. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.