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FECAL IMPACTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fecal impaction mean?
• FECAL IMPACTION (noun)
The noun FECAL IMPACTION has 1 sense:
1. accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move
Familiarity information: FECAL IMPACTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("fecal impaction" is a kind of...):
constipation; irregularity (irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis)
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