[syn: coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Concretion \Con*cre"tion\, n. [L. concretio.]
1. The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of
becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass;
solidification.
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2. A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing
together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation,
induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus.
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Accidental ossifications or deposits of phosphates
of lime in certain organs . . . are called osseous
concretions. --Dunglison.
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3. (Geol.) A rounded mass or nodule produced by an
aggregation of the material around a center; as, the
calcareous concretions common in beds of clay.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
concretion
n 1: the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ
(e.g., the kidneys)
2: 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" [syn: calculus, concretion]
3: an increase in the density of something [syn: compaction,
compression, concretion, densification]
4: the union of diverse things into one body or form or group;
the growing together of parts [syn: coalescence,
coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination]