Concretion

[kәn'kri:ʃәn]

Definition

(noun.) the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys).

Checker: Lowell--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification.

(n.) A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus.

(n.) A rounded mass or nodule produced by an aggregation of the material around a center; as, the calcareous concretions common in beds of clay.

Checker: Mara

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Solidification.[2]. Concreted mass, CALCULUS.

Editor: Shelton