concretion

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noun

1. the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
2. an increase in the density of something
• Syn:
compaction, compression, densification
• Derivationally related forms:
concrete, compact (for: compaction)
• Hypernyms:
concentration
3. the union of diverse things into one body or form or group;
the growing together of parts
• Syn:
coalescence, coalescency, coalition, conglutination
• Derivationally related forms:
conglutinate (for: conglutination), concrete, coalesce (for: coalition), coalescent (for: coalescency), coalesce (for: coalescency), coalescent (for: coalescence), coalesce (for: coalescence)
• Hypernyms:
union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure
4. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
calculous (for: calculus)
• Hypernyms:
rock, stone
• Hyponyms:
bladder stone, cystolith, enterolith, gallstone, bilestone,
kidney stone, urinary calculus, nephrolith, renal calculus, ptyalith, sialolith,
salivary calculus, urolith

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  coalescence, coalescency, coalition, conglutination, compaction, compression, densification, calculus