Etymology
Origin of impaction
1730–40; < Late Latin impāctiōn- (stem of impāctiō ), equivalent to Latin impāct ( us ), past participle of impingere ( see impacted) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Many people no longer have space for their third molars – leading to impaction, crowding and often requiring surgical removal.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
They may try to remove the impaction manually or administer a warm-water enema to flush it out.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2023
His injuries were consistent with a difficult delivery by the impaction of the skull and the pelvis requiring manual manipulation of the head, Dr Bamber said.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2022
"It gets pinched, very much like Styrofoam, and that’s the impaction injury that she has," he said.
From Fox News ● Dec. 7, 2021
The large intestine is capable of great distention, as is frequently demonstrated in fecal impaction described in previous chapters.
From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton) Jamison
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