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impacted
[ im-pak-tid ]
/ ÉŞmËpĂŚk tÉŞd /
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adjective
tightly or immovably wedged in.
Dentistry. noting a tooth so confined in its socket as to be incapable of normal eruption.
driven together; tightly packed.
densely populated or crowded; overcrowded: an impacted school district.
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Origin of impacted
OTHER WORDS FROM impacted
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British Dictionary definitions for impacted
impacted
/ (ÉŞmËpĂŚktÉŞd) /
adjective
(of a tooth) unable to erupt, esp because of being wedged against another tooth below the gum
(of a fracture) having the jagged broken ends wedged into each other
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