Costiveness

//ˈkɒstɪvnəs//

Synonyms for "costiveness" (34 found)

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Closest matches (7)

bar barrier blank wall blind alley block blockade bottleneck

Strong matches (10)

choking clog colic congestion constipation dead end diarrhea dysentery dyspepsia

Noun(1 words)

constipation

Related words (17)

embolism flux gorge gripe heartburn impasse impediment indigestion infarction irregularity jam obstacle obstruction stop stoppage strangulation trots

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constipation costive

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The new cases prove that in habitual costiveness or inactivity of the bowels, galvanism is a more valuable remedy, and that its effects are permanent .

Source: wiktionary

a reverend disputant of the same coftiveness in public elocution with myself

Source: wiktionary

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