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English word
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun has 4 senses
- impaction(n = noun.state) - the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed;
- impaction(n = noun.state) - a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon;
- impaction(n = noun.state) impacted tooth - a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally;
- impaction(n = noun.act) impingement - a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something;
Derived form verb impact1
CIDE DICTIONARY
, n. Array
- The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other;
as, . [1913 Webster]impaction of the skull or of the hip - An immovable packing;
(Med.) , a lodgment of something in a strait or passage of the body;as, [1913 Webster]impaction of the fetal head in the strait of the pelvis;impaction of food or feces in the intestines of man or beast.