Definition of impaction in English:
impaction
noun ɪmˈpakʃ(ə)nɪmˈpækʃən
mass nounMedicine The condition of being or process of becoming impacted, especially of faeces in the intestine.
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.