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Constipation (medicine) and aphid (iou)


Constipation (medicine)


constipation
<gastroenterology> Infrequent or difficult evacuation of the faeces.

Origin: L. Constipatio = a crowding together


aphid (iou)



aphid noun. L19.
[Back-form. from aphides, pl. of APHIS.]
A small soft-bodied insect of the homopteran family Aphididae, whose members live on plant juices and include many plant pests, e.g. a greenfly or a blackfly.
rose aphid: see ROSE noun & adjective. woolly aphid: see WOOLLY adjective.
aphi'divorous adjective feeding on aphids E19.