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concretion

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con⋅cre⋅tion

  [kon-kree-shuhn, kong-]
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–noun
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. Pathology. a solid or calcified mass in the body formed by a disease process.
6. Geology. a rounded mass of mineral matter occurring in sandstone, clay, etc., often in concentric layers about a nucleus.
Origin:
1535–45; < L concrētiōn- (s. of concrētiō). See concrete, -ion
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con·cre·tion   (kən-krē'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act or process of concreting into a mass; coalescence.

    2. 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. Pathology 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-něr'ē) adj.
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Main Entry: con·cre·tion
Pronunciation: kän-'krE-sh&n, k&n-
Function: noun
: a hard usually inorganic mass (as a bezoar or tophus)formed in a living body
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concretion con·cre·tion (kən-krē'shən)
n.
A solid mass, usually composed of inorganic material, formed in a cavity or tissue of the body; a calculus.

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