(medicine) The state of being lodged and retained in a body part. Confinement of a tooth in the jaw so that its eruption is prevented. A condition in which one fragment of bone is firmly driven into another fragment so that neither can move against the other.
impaction
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(im′pak·shən)
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(ĭm-păk'shən)
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n.
The process or condition of being impacted.
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The noun has 4 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
Meaning #2:
a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon
Meaning #3:
a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally
Synonym: impacted tooth
Meaning #4:
a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
Synonym: impingement
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