Impaction may refer to: *

Impaction (animals) Impaction is bowel obstruction that can occur in various kinds of animals when they consume something that they cannot digest. Once the substance is ingested it will block the digestive tract and, if untreated, cause death. Symptoms Some sympto ...

, blockage of the digestive tract of animals *

Fecal impaction A fecal impaction is a solid, immobile bulk of feces that can develop in the rectum as a result of chronic constipation. A related term is fecal loading which refers to a large volume of stool in the rectum of any consistency. Fecal impaction is ...

, the presence of a solid, immobile bulk of human feces that can develop in the rectum * Dental impaction, the failure of teeth fully to erupt into the mouth because of obstruction from another tooth *

Aerosol impaction In the physics of aerosols, aerosol impaction is the process in which particles are removed from an air stream by forcing the gases to make a sharp bend. Particles above a certain size possess so much momentum that they can not follow the air ...

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