oppilation

English

Etymology

Latin oppilatio: compare French opilation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɒpɪˈleɪʃən/

Noun

oppilation (plural oppilations)

  1. The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower intestines.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for oppilation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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