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concretionary
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.
con·cre′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj.concretionary
concretionary[kən′krē·shə‚ner·ē] (geology) Tending to grow together, forming concretions. (pathology) A compact mass of inorganic material formed in a body cavity or in tissue. MedicalSeeconcretion |