impaction
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9.5
- noun
- /ɪmˈpækʃən/
- NSFW
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impactación fecal
- She had correctly asked herself, "Is this new problem, fecal impaction, related to current treatment?"
- fecal impaction
- bowel impaction
- lower bowel impaction
Examples
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You have a severe impaction of the colon, and if I don't manually fragment it, it'll go septic.
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It is the most constipating of the opioid analgesics and places these elders at risk for bowel impactions and obstructions.
Academic text (2002) -
If it is determined that the patient suffers from constipation, the cure is to remove a suspected lower rectal impaction.
Academic text (1994) -
Sometimes, calling on a variety of folk diagnoses and prescriptions, they act on their own, carrying out procedures such as taking vital signs, treating skin problems, administering enemas, or clearing lower bowel impactions.
Academic text (1994) -
The doctor explained that the patient was experiencing a serious impaction due to the buildup of feces in the colon.
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After examining the X-rays, the physician confirmed that there was a significant impaction in the lower intestines.
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In cases of severe dehydration, fecal impaction can occur, leading to painful symptoms and requiring medical intervention.
Synonyms
A mass of hard stool stuck in the lower bowel that cannot be passed
Very severe constipation when a blockage stops waste moving in the intestines
Compounds
How Blocked
- Specialized
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- Specialized
- NSFW
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9.5
18
3.4
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Impaction comes from the word impact, where im- means 'in' and the rest came to mean 'to press or strike'. So a medical impaction is something pushed in and stuck, which is why doctors use the word for a hard blockage in the bowel.