im·pact·ed
adj 1 a : blocked by material (as feces) that is firmly packed or wedged in position <an colon> b : wedged or lodged in a bodily passage <an mass of feces> <an fetus in the birth canal> 2 : characterized by broken ends of bone driven together <an fracture> 3 of a tooth : wedged between the jawbone and another tooth <an wisdom tooth> .
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