Hypertext Webster Gateway: "concretion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Concretion \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
concretion
n 1: the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ
(e.g., the kidneys)
2: a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts;
found in hollow organs or ducts of the body [syn: {calculus},
{stone}]
3: an increase in the density of something [syn: {compaction},
{compression}, {densification}]
4: the union of diverse things into one body or form or group;
the growing together of parts [syn: {coalescence}, {coalescency},
{coalition}, {conglutination}]
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