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in·car·cer·a·tion
\(ˌ)inˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāshən, ə̇n-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin incarceration-, incarceratio, from Latin incarceratus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : a confining or state of being confined : imprisonment
2. : abnormal retention or confinement of a body part; specifically : a constriction of the neck of a hernial sac so that the hernial contents become irreducible |