Meaning of CONCRETION
| Pronunciation: | | kân'kreeshun
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- [n] the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
- [n] an increase in the density of something
- [n] 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"
- [n] the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
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| | Synonyms: | | calculus, coalescence, coalescency, coalition, compaction, compression, conglutination, densification |
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| | See Also: | | action, activity, bilestone, bladder stone, concentration, conjugation, cystolith, enterolith, gallstone, jointure, kidney stone, natural action, natural process, nephrolith, ptyalith, renal calculus, rock, salivary calculus, sialolith, stone, unification, union, uniting, urinary calculus, urolith | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
2. A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing
together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation,
induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus.
Accidental ossifications or deposits of phosphates
of lime in certain organs . . . are called osseous
concretions. --Dunglison.
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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- The act or process of making or becoming solid.
- A localized concentration of chemical compounds, (e.g., calcium carbonate and iron oxide) in the form of a grain or nodule of varying size, shape, hardness and color; concretions of significance in hydric soils are usually iron oxides and manganese oxides occurring at or near the soil surface, which have developed under conditions of fluctuating water tables.
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| | Definition: | | a natural clay nodule formed out of solution in soil interstices. Often confused for man-made objects because of their peculiar shapes. |
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