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Rareimpaction
The correct spelling is impaction.
How to pronounce impaction
noun
Say it like: Imp-acs-hon
The correct spelling is impaction. Compression; the packing together of loose matter
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Definition
noun
- 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.
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