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inertia noun apathy, dormancy, dullness, firmness, immobility, immobilization, immovability, inability to act, inactivity, indecision, indisposition to move, inertness, inexcitability, irresolution, lack of activity, lack of motion, lack of movement, languor, lassitude, lethargy, lifelessness, motionlessness, negligence, paralysis, passiveness, passivity, quiescence, resisttnce to change, rest, sloth, sluggishness, stagnation, stupor, supineness, torpor, vegetation, want of activity, weariness See also: desuetude, insentience, sloth How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Surgical removal of the colon may be an option for people with severe symptoms caused by colonic inertia. The delayed gastric emptying identified in patients with STC may be a component of pangastrointestinal tract abnormality in these patients or due to colonic inertia, as it has been shown in animals and humans. |
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