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impacted

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im·pact·ed  (m-pktd)
adj.
1. Wedged together at the broken ends. Used of a fractured bone.
2. Placed in the alveolus in a manner prohibiting eruption into a normal position. Used of a tooth.
3. Wedged or packed in, so as to fill or block an organ or a passage: impacted feces.
impacted [ɪmˈpæktɪd]
adj
1. (Medicine / Dentistry) (of a tooth) unable to erupt, esp because of being wedged against another tooth below the gum
2. (Medicine / Pathology) (of a fracture) having the jagged broken ends wedged into each other
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.impactedimpacted - wedged or packed in together; "an impacted tooth"
wedged
compact - closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
Translations
impacted [ɪmˈpæktɪd] ADJ [tooth] → incrustado
impacted
adj → eingeklemmt, eingekeilt; tooth also → impaktiert (spec); to be impacted by something (fig) → von etw getroffen werden
impacted [ɪmˈpæktɪd] adj an impacted tooth → un dente incluso
impacted [ɪmˈpæktɪd] adj an impacted tooth → un dente incluso


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