Get to know Impaction better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like disorder or upset.
Impaction meaning
- Compression; the packing together of loose matter.
- something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
- A solid, immobile bulk of stool.
Using Impaction
- The main meaning on this page is: Compression; the packing together of loose matter. | something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter | A solid, immobile bulk of stool.
- Useful related words include: disorder, upset, condition, status.
Context around Impaction
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Impaction
- In this selection, "impaction" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, faecal and plate stand out and add context to how "impaction" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include causes of impaction and faecal impaction is usually. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "impaction" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with impaction
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to sources in the animal husbandry department, ingestion of plastic is one of the major causes of impaction. (19 words)
Faecal impaction is usually treated with laxative medication, although suppositories (medication inserted into the anus) and mini enemas (where medicine in fluid form is injected through your anus) may sometimes be used. (32 words)
In 1858, Jean Sales-Girons invented a portable atomizer that utilized a pump handle to draw liquid solution from a reservoir, atomize it through a small nozzle, and direct it toward an impaction plate to produce a fine spray. (39 words)
In 1858, Jean Sales-Girons invented a portable atomizer that utilized a pump handle to draw liquid solution from a reservoir, atomize it through a small nozzle, and direct it toward an impaction plate to produce a fine spray. (39 words)
Faecal impaction is usually treated with laxative medication, although suppositories (medication inserted into the anus) and mini enemas (where medicine in fluid form is injected through your anus) may sometimes be used. (32 words)
According to sources in the animal husbandry department, ingestion of plastic is one of the major causes of impaction. (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
Faecal impaction is usually treated with laxative medication, although suppositories (medication inserted into the anus) and mini enemas (where medicine in fluid form is injected through your anus) may sometimes be used.
In 1858, Jean Sales-Girons invented a portable atomizer that utilized a pump handle to draw liquid solution from a reservoir, atomize it through a small nozzle, and direct it toward an impaction plate to produce a fine spray.
According to sources in the animal husbandry department, ingestion of plastic is one of the major causes of impaction.