FECAL IMPACTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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