Definitions for impaction

Overview of noun impaction

The noun impaction has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. impaction

(the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed)

2. impaction

(a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon)

3. impaction, impacted tooth

(a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally)

4. impingement, impaction

(a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something)