What does "impaction" mean?
Compression; the packing together of loose matter.
Impaction
/ɪmˈpækʃən/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Compression; the packing together of loose matter.
- Grammar: impaction is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: impacted tooth, collision, entrance, fecal blockage.
- Useful contrasts: defecation, erupted tooth, no impact.
- Usage evidence: As plastics cannot be easily egested, these can accumulate within the stomach, causing impaction and leading ultimately to death.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Compression; the packing together of loose matter. countable, uncountable
- 2 a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something wordnet
- 3 something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter countable, uncountable
- 4 a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally wordnet
- 5 A solid, immobile bulk of stool. countable, uncountable
"As plastics cannot be easily egested, these can accumulate within the stomach, causing impaction and leading ultimately to death."
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- 6 a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon wordnet
- 7 Failure of a tooth to erupt into the dental arch, because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue, or other factor. countable, uncountable
- 8 the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed wordnet
- 9 The situation where an educational institute, usually a college or university, receives more applications from qualified applicants than the number of spaces available, meaning that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
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Example
"As plastics cannot be easily egested, these can accumulate within the stomach, causing impaction and leading ultimately to death."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "impaction"?
Common synonyms include: impacted tooth, collision, entrance, fecal blockage, fecal mass, graft.
How do you use "impaction" in a sentence?
As plastics cannot be easily egested, these can accumulate within the stomach, causing impaction and leading ultimately to death.
How do you pronounce "impaction"?
Pronounced /ɪmˈpækʃən/.
Etymology
From Latin impingere (“to dash against, impinge”).