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impaction [im′pak·shən] (medicine) The state of being lodged and retained in a body part. Confinement of a tooth in the jaw so that its eruption is prevented. A condition in which one fragment of bone is firmly driven into another fragment so that neither can move against the other. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We adjusted the number of colonies recovered on the air sample plates for possible multiple impactions using the positive-hole correction equation (Andersen 1958). For three years, the woman had been unable to move her upper and lower extremities voluntarily, so she had a urinary catheter and was subject to frequent fecal impactions. Nasal impactions are often witnessed by an adult or reported by the child. |
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