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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms, Digestive > Constipation

Preferred term

Constipation  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Colonic Inertia
  • Dyschezia

Scope note

  • Infrequent or difficult evacuation of FECES. These symptoms are associated with a variety of causes, including low DIETARY FIBER intake, emotional or nervous disturbances, systemic and structural disorders, drug-induced aggravation, and infections.

In other languages

  • ummetus

    Finnish

  • constipatio
  • coprostasis
  • konstipaatio
  • koprostaasi
  • määrittämätön ummetus
  • obstipaatio
  • obstipatio
  • Förstoppning

    Swedish

  • Konstipation
  • Obstipation

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003248

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