Etymology

impaction

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Today it means: A compression; the packing together of loose matter. Full definition →

Latin impingere
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  1. Latin · derived fromimpingere“to dash against, impinge”
  2. English todayimpaction

From Latin impingere (“to dash against, impinge”).

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