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Impotent
(Of a man) unable to have sexual intercourse. Erectile dysfunction refers to the inability to achieve and maintain an erection that is suitable for engaging in sexual intercourse.
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Implant material
A substance grafted or inserted into a person.
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Impermeable
Not allowing liquids or gases to pass through, as with a membrane.
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Impalpable
Not able to be felt when touched. Describing a structure within the body that cannot be detected (or that can be detected only with difficulty) by feeling with the hand. Felt with difficulty, if at all; hardly perceptible to the touch. Unable to be identified by touch.
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Impaired vision
Eyesight which is not fully clear.
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Impair
To harm a sense or function so that it does not work properly.
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Impaction
A condition in which two things are impacted. Cramping or tight wedging of materials or parts in a limited space, especially feces lodged in the lower colon. A term applied to a condition in which two things are firmly lodged together. For example, when one piece of bone is driven within another following a fracture,…
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Impacted ureteric calculus
A small hard mass of mineral salts which is lodged in a ureter.
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Impacted fracture
A fracture where the broken parts of the bones are pushed into each other. A fracture in which the bone is broken and one end is wedged into the interior of the other.
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Impacted faeces
Extremely hard dry faeces which cannot pass through the anus and have to be surgically removed.
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