- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. 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: opted
- 3. n. the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed Source: wordnet
- 4. n. a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon Source: wordnet
- 5. n. a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally Source: wordnet
- 6. n. a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something Source: wordnet
- 7. 1. (Surg.) 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
- 8. The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that thefragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skullor of the hip. Source: adambom
- 9. n:100 n. the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed n. a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon n. a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally Source: ecdict
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