The condition of being or process of becoming impacted, especially of faeces in the intestine.
〔医〕阻生，嵌塞（尤指粪便阻塞于肠内）
Example sentencesExamples
Complications from capsule endoscopy, such as impaction and small bowel stricture, have been reported.
The relation to mucoid impaction of the bronchus and acute bronchopulmonary fungal disease should also be re-evaluated.
The medical history should also identify such contributing factors as diabetes, stroke, lumbar disc disease, chronic lung disease, fecal impaction and cognitive impairment.
Constipation is a serious problem, because patients with PD are particularly susceptible to impaction, obstruction, volvulus, and paralytic ileus.
The diagnosis of foreign-body aspiration with secondary mucoid impaction in healthy adults is subtle.
Definition of impaction in US English:
impaction
nounimˈpakSHənɪmˈpækʃən
Medicine
The condition of being or process of becoming impacted, especially of feces in the intestine.
〔医〕阻生，嵌塞（尤指粪便阻塞于肠内）
Example sentencesExamples
Constipation is a serious problem, because patients with PD are particularly susceptible to impaction, obstruction, volvulus, and paralytic ileus.
Complications from capsule endoscopy, such as impaction and small bowel stricture, have been reported.
The medical history should also identify such contributing factors as diabetes, stroke, lumbar disc disease, chronic lung disease, fecal impaction and cognitive impairment.
The diagnosis of foreign-body aspiration with secondary mucoid impaction in healthy adults is subtle.
The relation to mucoid impaction of the bronchus and acute bronchopulmonary fungal disease should also be re-evaluated.