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FECAL IMPACTION
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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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