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concretion

Syllabification: (con·cre·tion)
Pronunciation: /kənˈkrēSHən, kän-/

Definition of concretion

noun

  • a hard solid mass formed by the local accumulation of matter, especially within the body or within a mass of sediment:a mass of small concretions, each built up layer upon layer around some small nucleus
  • the process by which matter forms into a concretion.

Derivatives

concretionary

Pronunciation: /-SHəˌnerē/

adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin concretio(n-), from concrescere 'grow together'

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