Defenition of the word concretion

• Defenition of the word concretion

  • an increase in the density of something
  • the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
  • the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
  • a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful"
  • a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body

Synonyms for the word concretion

• • compaction
  • compression
  • densification

Hyponyms for the word concretion

• • bilestone
  • bladder stone
  • cystolith
  • enterolith
  • gallstone
  • kidney stone
  • nephrolith
  • ptyalith
  • renal calculus
  • salivary calculus
  • sialolith
  • urinary calculus
  • urolith

Hypernyms for the word concretion

• • action
  • activity
  • concentration
  • conjugation
  • jointure
  • natural action
  • natural process
  • rock
  • stone
  • unification
  • union
  • uniting

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