Sentence examples for impaction from inspiring English sources

Obstruction or decreased bowel motility also can occur with constipation and fecal impaction.

Treatment may involve use of drugs for pain relief, oral administration of mineral oil to soften impaction, and surgery.

Anatomical features of the equine digestive tract such as marked variations in the diameter of the large colon and limited attachment of the large colon to the body wall predispose the horse to colic by increasing the potential for blockage of the digestive tract with ingested material (impaction) and twisting of the tract.

On the ground, rainfall impaction molds and snow crystal impressions are made.

Rocknroll Hanover, the 2005 harness horse of the year, was euthanized last week at age 11 after developing a gastric impaction, the United States Trotting Association announced.

Impaction of a stone at any of these sites causes severe pain, known as renal colic, usually felt in the abdomen or side, and often tracking down to the groin.

The recurrent problem of wax in Errol's ears, a buildup that affected his hearing, required Dr. Higueros's attention: hydrogen peroxide to soften the impaction and then vigorous syringing over a white ceramic bowl into which the wax fell, in a way that Errol found stirring.

Only when the diet got softer did impaction become common.

Dr. Snyderman points out that a cotton swab can push wax farther into the ear, causing impaction and diminished hearing.