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IMPACTION
impingement, impaction
(noun) a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
impaction, impacted tooth
(noun) a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally
impaction
(noun) a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon
impaction
(noun) the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
impaction (countable and uncountable, plural impactions)
compression; the packing together of loose matter
something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
(medicine) a solid, immobile bulk of stool
(dentistry) Failure of a tooth to erupt into the dental arch, because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue, or other factor.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pac"tion, n. Etym: [L. impactio a striking : cf. F. impaction.]
1. (Surg.)
Definition: The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skull or of the hip.
2. An immovable packing; (Med.), a lodgment of something in a strait or passage of the body; as, impaction of the fetal head in the strait of the pelvis; impaction of food or feces in the intestines of man or beast.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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