con·cre·tion /kɑnˈkriʃən, kən-/
凝固,凝固物,結石
con·cre·tion /kɑnˈkrɪʃən, kən-/ 名詞
結石,粘連,凝結,凝結物,結核(土壤)
Con·cre·tion n.
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.
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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; "renal
calculi can be very painful" [syn: calculus]
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]