impaction

ɪmˈpækʃən

Definition

Definition of impaction - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical stool

TECH.

solid immobile bulk of stool in the intestine

TECH.

The patient suffered from impaction and needed treatment.

blockage

constipation

dental tooth

TECH.

failure of a tooth to emerge due to obstruction

TECH.

The dentist noted the impaction of the wisdom tooth.

blockage

obstruction

occlusion

science

TECH.

compression of loose matter into a dense mass

TECH.

The impaction of soil can affect plant growth.

compaction

compression

obstruction

Rare

state of being firmly wedged or stuck together

Rare

The impaction of the rocks made excavation difficult.

blockage

jam

obstruction

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compression of loose matter into a dense mass

Expressions with impaction

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fecal impaction

hardened waste blocking the colon or rectum

The doctor treated the fecal impaction with fluids and gentle removal.

Origin of impaction

Latin, impactus (driven in)

Examples of impaction in a sentence

Doctors treated the impaction promptly.
Impaction of the molar required surgical intervention.
X-rays revealed the impaction of the canine tooth.
Dental impaction can cause severe pain.
The impaction of snow blocked the mountain pass.
The impaction of the debris blocked the path.

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French:impaction, inclusion, ...
German:Kotstau, Zahnverlagerung, ...
Italian:impaction, inclusione, ...
Spanish:impactación, impacto dental, ...
Portuguese:impactação, inclusão, ...
Chinese:粪便嵌塞, 阻生, ...
Japanese:便塞栓, 埋伏, ...
Arabic:اِنْحِشَار, انطمار, ...
Hebrew:חֲסִימָה, כְּלִיאָה, ...
Russian:непроходимость, ретенция, ...
Ukrainian:закупорка, застрявання, ...
Hindi:मल अवरोध, दांत अवरोध, ...
Bengali:অবমলিনতা, আটকে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:impactació, compactació, ...
Czech:koprostáza, retence, ...
Danish:forstoppelse, indklemning, ...
Dutch:impactie, vastzitten, ...
Greek:ενσφήνωση, έγκλειση, ...
Hungarian:székletrekedés, impakció, ...
Khmer:ការស្ទះលាមក, ការជាប់ធ្មេញ, ...
Korean:대변 매복, 매복, ...
Persian:انسداد, نهفتگی, ...
Polish:zaparcie, zatrzymanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):impactação, impactação dental, ...
Romanian:impactare, inclusie, ...
Swedish:förstoppning, inklusion, ...
Thai:อุจจาระอุดตัน, การอุดตัน, ...
Turkish:dışkı tıkanıklığı, gömülü diş, ...
Vietnamese:tắc phân, sự không mọc được, ...

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