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impingement

[im-pinj-muhnt]

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noun

the act or fact of encroaching or infringing.
This is an impingement on the fundamental right of free speech.
the act or fact of striking or touching something, or the effect produced by this.
The impingement on the diamond’s hard crystal surface is due to oxygen in the air.
Medicine/Medical.��the act or fact of interfering with something, especially a nerve, through contact or pressure.
Impingement on the nerves can be relieved by removing the portion of the bone compressing the neural structures.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of impingement¹

impinge ( def. ) + -ment ( def. )

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“The stuff was good,” Roberts said of Kopech, out since the start of the year because of a shoulder impingement.

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If Roberts’ story was accurate, and Sasaki experienced a shoulder impingement similar to the one that slowed him down last year in Japan, wouldn’t that point to a chronic problem?

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The Dodgers soon after announced Sasaki was placed on the injured list after he was diagnosed with right shoulder impingement.

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While logistical constraints have led to the decision to delay implementation, there is also concern that SB 43 might be challenged in court as an impingement upon civil liberties.

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Cobb said he’s accepted that the hip impingement injury he sustained in June is likely to linger the remainder of the season.

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impinge impingement attack

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