Thesaurus: concretion

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1. n. The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification.
2. n. A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus.
3. 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.
4. n. the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
5. n. a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
6. n. an increase in the density of something
7. n. the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
8. 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.
9. A rounded mass or nodule produced by an aggregation of thematerial around a center; as, the calcareous concretions common inbeds of clay.
10. n. the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)