How to Use impaction in a Sentence

impaction

noun

• With an impaction, ear wax ends up at the end of your ear canal and directly next to the eardrum.
  — Madeleine Burry, Health, 3 Mar. 2023
• Further imaging of the hip revealed a mild femoral head impaction fracture.
  — oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2022
• And sand colic -- the gut impaction that killed Tony, the horse found with 44 pounds of gravel in his gut -- often occurs when horses are fed in areas with abundant sand and gravel.
  — Drew F. Lawrence and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN, 7 Apr. 2022
• The monthly expressing of the sacs helps with the impaction, but your dog might still be feeling some discomfort, which is soothed by dragging her bottom on something soft.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2017
• Both horses died as a result of severe gravel and sand impaction in their digestive systems.
  — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 5 May 2023
• Just 35 percent of US companies have analyzed the near-term impact of the departure of older workers and just 17 percent have considered longer-term impactions over the next decade, according to the survey.
  — Mark Miller, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2018
• Conversely, stool impaction may lead to incontinence, which is why a thorough history and exam is so critical.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2022
• Fernandez explains that small particles get removed by diffusion and larger ones by impaction.
  — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 30 Sep. 2020
• Several conditions can cause vomiting, including fecal impaction, so your best bet is to get to your doctor quickly for an assessment.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• Fecal impaction is most common in the elderly and in patients with neurodegenerative illnesses like Parkinson's.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 13 Oct. 2021
• To report the ingestion of an unusual large foreign object with hypopharyngeal impaction, complications, and treatment.
  — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2015
• Accidental cell phone ingestion with pharyngeal impaction.
  — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2015
• The four mechanisms are inertial impaction, interception, diffusion, and electrostatic attraction.
  — USA Today, 7 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024