See also:

• CONSTIPATION (from Lat. constipare, to press closely together, whence also the adjective " costive ")

CONSTIPATION (from See also:

• LAT

Lat. constipare, to See also:

• PRESS (through Fr. presse from Lat. pressare, frequentative of premere, to crush, squeeze, press)

press closely together, whence also the See also:

• ADJECTIVE (from the Lat. adjectives, added)

adjective " costive ")  , the See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition of See also:

• BODY

body when the faeces are unduly retained, or there is difficulty in evacuation, tightness of the bowels (see See also:

• DIGESTIVE

DIGESTIVE See also:

• ORGANS

ORGANS; and See also:

• THERAPEUTICS (Gr. BepaaeuTLKIi, Sc. TEXVrt, from Beparebsty, to serve)

THERAPEUTICS) . It may be due to constitutional peculiarities, sedentary or irregular habits, improper See also:

• DIET

diet, &c . The treatmentvaries with individual cases, according to the cause at See also:

• WORK

work, laxatives, dieting, See also:

• MASSAGE

massage, &c., being prescribed .