English to English
impaction
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noun (n)
- the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913