wikipedia|dab=impaction
English
Etymology
From Latin impingere (to dash against, impinge).
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æk��n|-æk��n
Noun
en-noun
- compression; the packing together of loose matter
- something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
- medicine a solid, immobile bulk of stool
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