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Noun: fecal impaction
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: faecal impaction)
  1. Accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move
    - faecal impaction [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: fecal impactions

Type of: constipation, irregularity

Encyclopedia: Fecal impaction