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Constraint-induced movement therapy
A method of rehabilitation in which a patient is encouraged to use an injured body part by limiting the use of uninjured body parts. The technique is used, e.g., in rehabilitation from stroke.
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Constitutive
In genetics, always expressed.
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Risk for constipation
Having the potential for a decrease in a person’s normal frequency of defecation accompanied by difficult or incomplete passage of stool and/or passage of excessively hard, dry stool.
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Spastic constipation
Constipation due to excessive tonicity of the intestinal wall, especially the colon.
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Perceived constipation
The state in which a person makes a self-diagnosis of constipation and ensures a daily bowel movement through use of laxatives, enemas, and suppositories.
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Obstructive constipation
Constipation due to a mechanical obstruction of the intestines.
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Colonic constipation
The state in which an individual’s pattern of elimination is characterized by hard, dry stools, which results from a delay in passage of food residue.
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Atonic constipation
Constipation due to weakness or paralysis of the muscles of the colon and rectum.
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Constellation
A group, set, or configuration of objects, individuals, or conditions.
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Rate constant
The speed of a chemical reaction. It varies with temperature.
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