impaction
noun
- 1
Compression; the packing together of loose matter
- 2
Something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
- 3
A solid, immobile bulk of stool
- 4
Failure of a tooth to erupt into the dental arch, because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue, or other factor.
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