Impaction may refer to: *

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

, blockage of the digestive tract of animals *

Fecal impaction A fecal impaction or an impacted bowel 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 ...

, a solid, immobile bulk of feces or indigestible matter that can develop in the rectum *

Dental impaction Impacted wisdom teeth is a condition where the third molars (wisdom teeth) are prevented from erupting into the mouth. This can be caused by a physical barrier, such as other teeth, or when the tooth is angled away from a vertical position. Com ...

, the failure of a tooth 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 s ...

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