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Impaction
Meaning
Noun
●
Compression; the
packing
together of
loose
matter.
●
something
packed
together
tightly
; a
mass
of densely-packed matter
●
In Medicine:
A
solid
,
immobile
bulk
of stool.
●
In Dentistry & Feces:
Failure of a
tooth
to
erupt
into the
dental
arch
, because of
adjacent
teeth
,
dense
overlying
bone
,
excessive
soft tissue
, or other factor.
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Origin
impaction
English
impingere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Perforation
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Dilatation
Abscess
Injury
Adhesions
Malabsorption
Effusion
Edema
Prolapse
Deformity
Oedema
Swelling
Clogging
Abrasion
Inhalation
Ingestion
Distension
Distention
Erosion
Herniation
Suctioning
Regurgitation
Suction
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Contamination
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Complication
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Rhymes
Action
Faction
Reaction
Traction
Fraction
Impaction
Redaction
Detraction
Extraction
Refraction
Attraction
Infraction
Interaction
Transaction
Contraction
Distraction
Subtraction
Satisfaction
Torrefaction
Congelifraction
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