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Noun: faecal impaction
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: fecal impaction)
  1. Accumulation of hardened faeces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move
    "The elderly patient's constipation led to faecal impaction, requiring medical intervention";
    - fecal impaction [N. Amer]

Derived forms: faecal impactions

Type of: constipation, irregularity

Encyclopedia: Faecal impaction