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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.
EXPANDPathology. a solid or calcified mass in the body formed by a disease process.
6.
COLLAPSEGeology. a rounded mass of mineral matter occurring in sandstone, clay, etc., often in concentric layers about a nucleus.
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| concretion (kənˈkriːʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of coming or growing together; coalescence |
| 2. | a solid or solidified mass |
| 3. | something made real, tangible, or specific |
| 4. | 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 it |
| 5. | pathol another word for calculus |
| con'cretionary | |
| —adj | |
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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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