Spanish Conversation · Level 134
45 words
Spanish word
estreñimiento
Pronunciation
IPA/estɾeɲiˈmjento/
Meaning
- masculine nounconstipation
Example
Tengo estreñimiento desde ayer.
I have had constipation since yesterday.
More examples
El médico recomendó fibra y agua para aliviar el estreñimiento.
The doctor recommended fiber and water to relieve constipation.
Core concept
Scarce, hard-to-pass bowel movements.
Common phrases
tener estreñimiento
have constipation
sufrir de estreñimiento
suffer from constipation
estreñimiento crónico
chronic constipation
Similar words
constipación: Stool hardens and becomes difficult to expel.
obstipación: Impaired intestinal transit prevents normal bowel evacuation.
Definition in Spanish
Condición en la que las deposiciones son escasas o resulta difícil expulsarlas.
Word origin
From Spanish verb estreñir 'to tighten' plus the noun-forming suffix -imiento, ultimately from Latin stringere 'to tighten', describing bowels that tighten so stools are scarce or difficult to expel.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech speakers often avoid the clinical noun and instead use indirect phrases such as no he ido al baño or me cuesta evacuar.
Opposites
- diarreadiarrheanoun
Related words
- estreñirconstipateverb
- estreñidoconstipatedadjective