concretion

/kənˈkriʃən/

Other forms: concretions

Definitions of concretion

1. noun

   the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
   synonyms: coalescence, coalescency, coalition, conglutination

   type of:

   conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting

   the act of making or becoming a single unit
2. noun

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

   action, activity, natural action, natural process

   a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
3. noun

   a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
   synonyms: calculus

   types:

   bladder stone, cystolith

   a calculus formed in the bladder

   enterolith

   a calculus occurring in the intestines

   bilestone, gallstone

   a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts

   kidney stone, nephrolith, renal calculus, urinary calculus

   a calculus formed in the kidney

   ptyalith

   calculus in a salivary gland

   salivary calculus, sialolith

   a stone formed in the salivary gland

   urolith

   a urinary stone

   type of:

   rock, stone

   a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
4. noun

   an increase in the density of something
   synonyms: compaction, compression, densification

   type of:

   concentration

   an increase in density