How to Use impaction in a Sentence
impaction
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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
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Further imaging of the hip revealed a mild femoral head impaction fracture.
—oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2022
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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
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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
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Both horses died as a result of severe gravel and sand impaction in their digestive systems.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 5 May 2023
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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
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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
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Fernandez explains that small particles get removed by diffusion and larger ones by impaction.
—Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 30 Sep. 2020
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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
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Fecal impaction is most common in the elderly and in patients with neurodegenerative illnesses like Parkinson's.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 13 Oct. 2021
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To report the ingestion of an unusual large foreign object with hypopharyngeal impaction, complications, and treatment.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2015
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Accidental cell phone ingestion with pharyngeal impaction.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2015
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The four mechanisms are inertial impaction, interception, diffusion, and electrostatic attraction.
—USA Today, 7 Jan. 2022
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