noun🔗ShareThe act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment."The judge ordered the teenager's incarceration for vandalism. "governmentlawpolicestateactionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStrangulation, as in hernia."The doctor suspected bowel incarceration due to the patient's severe abdominal pain and vomiting. "medicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation."The doctor diagnosed the patient's hernia with incarceration, meaning the sac was constricted but not yet strangulated. "medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
