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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impacted \Im*pact"ed\, a. Driven together or close {Impacted fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other so as to be immovable. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impact \Im*pact"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impacted}; p. pr & vb n. {Impacting}.] [L. impactus p. p. of impingere to push strike against. See {Impinge}.] To drive close to press firmly together: to wedge into a place --Woodward. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: impacted adj : wedged or packed in together; "an impacted tooth" [syn: {wedged}]
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