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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstitico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsti.ti.ko
"Questo cibo può essere stitico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing or tending to cause constipation or difficulty in evacuating the bowels.
"Certain medications like strong painkillers can be highly constipating."
- 1
Present participle of constipate; causing bowel contents to become dense and difficult to pass.
"The doctor warned that eating too many refined grains without fiber was constipating her system."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English verb 'constipate', originating from the Latin 'constipatus', past participle of 'constipare', meaning 'to crowd together or compress'. The medical sense relating to bowel movements developed in the 17th century through the notion of congestion or compaction within the intestines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Constipating" is said worldwide
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constipant
Transliteration: kɔ̃s.ti.pɑ̃
"Ce médicament est constipant."
verstopfend
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɔp͡fənt
"Manche Lebensmittel wirken verstopfend."
stitico
Transliteration: ˈsti.ti.ko
"Questo cibo può essere stitico."
constipante
Transliteration: kons.tiˈpante
"Algunos suplementos de hierro son constipantes."
constipante
Transliteration: kõʃ.tiˈpɐ̃.tʃi
"Essa dieta pode ser constipante."
قبض کرنے والا
Transliteration: qabz karne wala
"यह दवा कब्ज करने वाली हो सकती है।"
引起便秘的
Transliteration: yǐnqǐ biànmì de
"这种食物容易引起便秘。"
변비를 유발하는
Transliteration: byeonbireul yubalhaneun
"그 약은 변비를 유발할 수 있습니다."
便秘を起こす
Transliteration: benpi o okosu
"その薬は便秘を起こしやすいです。"
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