See Also: impacted(medicine)
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feces, impacted(medicine)
impacted foetus(medicine)
impacted fracture(medicine)
impacted teeth(medicine)
impacted tooth(medicine)
tooth, impacted(medicine)

impacted (iou)



impacted adjective. E17.
[from Latin impactus (see IMPACT verb) + -ED1.]
Pressed closely in, firmly fixed. E17.
b. Medicine. Of faeces: wedged in the intestine. Of the intestine: blocked by hardened faeces. M19.
c. Medicine. Of a bone fracture: having the broken parts driven firmly together. M19.
d. Of a tooth: prevented from erupting by bone or another tooth. L19.
Practical Health The shock of having impacted wisdom teeth removed.
That has been struck by an impacting body; (of an impacting body) that has struck something. E20.
fig. Of an area: overcrowded, esp. so as to put severe pressure on public services etc. US. M20.