concretion

con·cre·tion

C0550500 (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.

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con·cre′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj.

concretion

(kənˈkriːʃən) n1. the act or process of coming or growing together; coalescence2. a solid or solidified mass3. something made real, tangible, or specific4. (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 it5. (Pathology) pathol another word for calculus conˈcretionary adj

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.

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.

Thesaurus

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"calculusbladder stone, cystolith - a calculus formed in the bladderenterolith - a calculus occurring in the intestinesbilestone, gallstone - a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ductskidney stone, nephrolith, renal calculus, urinary calculus - a calculus formed in the kidneyptyalith - calculus in a salivary glandrock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"salivary calculus, sialolith - a stone formed in the salivary glandurolith - a urinary stone
	3.	concretion - an increase in the density of somethingcompaction, compression, densificationconcentration - increase in density
	4.	concretion - the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of partscoalescence, coalescency, conglutination, coalitionjointure, 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"

Translations

concrezione