单词 | concretion |
释义 | concretion /kon kree"sheuhn, kong-/, 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. Pathol. a solid or calcified mass in the body formed by a disease process. 6. Geol. a rounded mass of mineral matter occurring in sandstone, clay, etc., often in concentric layers about a nucleus. [1535-45; < L concretion- (s. of concretio). See CONCRETE, -ION] |
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