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Meaning of impaction

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

impaction

noun

Definitions

  1. Compression; the packing together of loose matter

  2. Something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter

  3. A solid, immobile bulk of stool

  4. Failure of a tooth to erupt into the dental arch, because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue, or other factor.