Complete Definition of "impaction"

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English

Etymology
From Latin impingere (to dash against, impinge).

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æk��n|-æk��n

Noun
en-noun

  1. compression; the packing together of loose matter
  2. something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
  3. medicine a solid, immobile bulk of stool

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