concretion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
  2. noun a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
    calculus.
    • renal calculi can be very painful
  3. noun an increase in the density of something
    densification; compaction; compression.
  4. noun the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
    conglutination; coalescence; coalition; coalescency.

WordNet

Con*cre"tion noun
Etymology
L. concretio.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913