impaction

[ im-pak-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of impacting.
2. the state of being impacted; impacted; close fixation.
3. Dentistry. the condition in which a tooth is impacted. impacted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of impaction¹

1730–40; < Late Latin impāctiōn- (stem of impāctiō ), equivalent to Latin impāct ( us ), past participle of impingere ( impacted ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

(i) Sudden laryngeal obstruction due to impaction of food or other foreign body.

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There is sudden pain at the site of impaction of the embolus, and the pulses beyond are lost.

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They never give rise to the classical symptoms associated with impaction of a loose body between the articular surfaces.

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In some cases there is impaction, and in others comminution of the fragments.

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The site of the impaction is always in the small intestines.

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