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impaction

English

Etymology

From Latin impingere (to dash against, impinge).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æk??n

Noun

impaction (countable and uncountable, plural impactions)

  1. compression; the packing together of loose matter
  2. something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
  3. (medicine) a solid, immobile bulk of stool
  4. (dentistry) Failure of a tooth to erupt into the dental arch, because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue, or other factor.

Translations

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infarction

English

Etymology

infarct +? -ion

Noun

infarction (countable and uncountable, plural infarctions)

  1. (pathology) The process which causes an infarct.
  2. (pathology) An infarct.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • infarctive

Translations

Anagrams

  • infraction

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