English to English
noun
- the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
source: WordNet 3.0
- a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon
source: WordNet 3.0
- a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally
source: WordNet 3.0
- a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
source: WordNet 3.0
- The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skull or of the hip.
source: Webster 1913
