con·cre·tion
(kən-krē′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or process of concreting into a mass; coalescence.
b. The state of having been concreted: a concretion of seminal ideas in her treatise.
2. A solid hard mass.
3. Geology A rounded mass of mineral matter found in sedimentary rock.
4. Medicine A solid mass, usually composed of inorganic material, formed in a cavity or tissue of the body; a calculus.
con·cre′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj.
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concretion
(kənˈkriːʃən)n
1. the act or process of coming or growing together; coalescence
2. a solid or solidified mass
3. something made real, tangible, or specific
4. (Geological Science) any of various rounded or irregular mineral masses formed by chemical precipitation around a nucleus, such as a bone or shell, that is different in composition from the sedimentary rock that surrounds it
5. (Pathology) pathol another word for calculus
conˈcretionary adj
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con•cre•tion
(kɒnˈkri ʃən, kɒŋ-)n.
1. the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
2. the state of being concreted.
3. a solid mass formed by or as if by coalescence or cohesion: a concretion of melted candies.
4. anything that is made real, tangible, or particular.
5. a solid or calcified mass in the body formed by a disease process.
6. a rounded mass of mineral matter occurring in sandstone, clay, etc., often in concentric layers about a nucleus.
[1535–45; < Latin]
con•cre′tion•ar′y, adj.
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Concretion
a lump, nodule, or clot; a cohesion of particles.Examples: concretion of ceremonial matters, 1634; of marine shells, 1796; of salt, 1697; of slime, 1626.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | concretion - the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys) natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
| 2. | concretion - a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful" bladder stone, cystolith - a calculus formed in the bladder enterolith - a calculus occurring in the intestines ptyalith - calculus in a salivary gland salivary calculus, sialolith - a stone formed in the salivary gland urolith - a urinary stone | |
| 3. |  concretion - an increase in the density of somethingconcentration - increase in density | |
| 4. | concretion - the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts jointure, uniting, unification, conjugation, union - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" |
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con·cre·tion
n. concreción, bezoar o masa inorgánica que se acumula en partes del cuerpo.
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