Definitions for costive
ˈkɒs tɪv, ˈkɔ stɪvcos·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. costiveadjective

   retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. costiveadjective

   constipated

2. costiveadjective

   miserly, parsimonious

3. Etymology: *costif, ultimately from Latin constipatus ‘constipated’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COSTIVEadjective

   Etymology: constipatus, Lat. constipè, French.

   1. Bound in the body; having the excretions obstructed.

   When the passage of the gall becomes obstructed, the body grows costive, and the excrements of the belly white. Brown.

   While faster than his costive brains indites,
   Philo’s quick hand in flowing letters writes;
   His case appears to me like honest Teague’s,
   When he was run away with by his legs. Matthew Prior.

   2. Close; unpermeable.

   Clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the sun and wind, ’till unlocked by industry, so as to admit of the air and heavenly influences. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. costive

   Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass. The stool is often hard and dry. Other symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating, and feeling as if one has not completely passed the bowel movement. Complications from constipation may include hemorrhoids, anal fissure or fecal impaction. The normal frequency of bowel movements in adults is between three per day and three per week. Babies often have three to four bowel movements per day while young children typically have two to three per day.Constipation has many causes. Common causes include slow movement of stool within the colon, irritable bowel syndrome, and pelvic floor disorders. Underlying associated diseases include hypothyroidism, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, colon cancer, diverticulitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Medications associated with constipation include opioids, certain antacids, calcium channel blockers, and anticholinergics. Of those taking opioids about 90% develop constipation. Constipation is more concerning when there is weight loss or anemia, blood is present in the stool, there is a history of inflammatory bowel disease or colon cancer in a person's family, or it is of new onset in someone who is older.Treatment of constipation depends on the underlying cause and the duration that it has been present. Measures that may help include drinking enough fluids, eating more fiber, consumption of honey and exercise. If this is not effective, laxatives of the bulk-forming agent, osmotic agent, stool softener, or lubricant type may be recommended. Stimulant laxatives are generally reserved for when other types are not effective. Other treatments may include biofeedback or in rare cases surgery.In the general population rates of constipation are 2–30 percent. Among elderly people living in a care home the rate of constipation is 50–75 percent. People spend, in the United States, more than US$250 million on medications for constipation a year.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. costive

   Costive generally refers to a condition in which there is difficulty or infrequency in defecation. It is often used to describe constipation. However, in a more metaphorical sense, it can also be used to describe a person or action that is slow, reticent, or sluggish.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Costiveadjective

   retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a motion of the bowels; constipated

2. Costiveadjective

   reserved; formal; close; cold

3. Costiveadjective

   dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding

4. Etymology: [OF. costev, p. p. of costever, F. constiper, L. constipare to press closely together, to cram; con- + stipare to press together, cram. See Stipulate, Stiff, and cf. Constipate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Costive

   kos′tiv, adj. having the motion of the bowels too slow: constipated.—adv. Cos′tively.—n. Cos′tiveness, slowness in the action of the bowels. [Fr. constipé. See Constipate.]

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How to pronounce costive?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say costive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of costive in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of costive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=costive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Costive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=costive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costive
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/costive
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=costive
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=costive