Concretion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːʔn̩sˌiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/kɒŋkɹˈɛʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɒŋkɹˈɛʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːʔn̩sˌiːd/.

Examples

renal calculi can be very painful

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

compression coalescency calculus compaction densification conglutination coalescence coalition

Parts of Speech

noun	the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
noun	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”
noun	an increase in the density of something
noun	the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

Word Forms

calculous	adjective	relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi
compact	verb	have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
concrete	verb	form into a solid mass; coalesce
coalescent	adjective	growing together, fusing
coalesce	verb	fuse or cause to grow together
conglutinate	verb	cause to adhere

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konkretion

die Bildung steinartiger Objekte innerhalb eines Körperorgans (z. B. der Nieren)

🇫🇷French

concrétion

la formation d'objets ressemblant à des pierres dans un organe du corps (par exemple, les reins)

🇪🇸Spanish

concreción

la formación de objetos parecidos a piedras dentro de un órgano del cuerpo (por ejemplo, los riñones)

🇮🇹Italian

concrezione

la formazione di oggetti simili a pietre all'interno di un organo del corpo (ad esempio, i reni)

🇳🇱Dutch

concretie

de vorming van steenachtige voorwerpen in een lichaamsorgaan (bijvoorbeeld de nieren)

🇵🇹Portuguese

concretização

a formação de objetos semelhantes a pedras dentro de um órgão do corpo (por exemplo, os rins)

🇷🇺Russian

конкреция

образование камнеподобных объектов внутри органа тела (например, почек)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जुड़ना

शरीर के किसी अंग के भीतर पत्थर जैसी वस्तुओं का निर्माण (उदाहरण के लिए, गुर्दे)

🇧🇩Bengali

কংক্রিশন

একটি শরীরের অঙ্গের মধ্যে পাথরের মতো বস্তুর গঠন (যেমন, কিডনি)

🇮🇳Tamil

கான்கிரீட்

ஒரு உடல் உறுப்புக்குள் (எ.கா. சிறுநீரகம்) கல் போன்ற பொருட்களின் உருவாக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

శంకుస్థాపన

శరీర అవయవం (ఉదా. కిడ్నీలు) లోపల రాతిలాంటి వస్తువులు ఏర్పడటం

🇮🇳Marathi

काँक्रिशन

शरीराच्या अवयवामध्ये दगडासारख्या वस्तूंची निर्मिती (उदा., मूत्रपिंड)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોંક્રિટ

શરીરના અંગની અંદર પથ્થર જેવી વસ્તુઓની રચના (દા.ત., કિડની)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಂಕ್ರೀಟಿಕರಣ

ದೇಹದ ಅಂಗದೊಳಗೆ ಕಲ್ಲಿನಂತಹ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ರಚನೆ (ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ, ಮೂತ್ರಪಿಂಡಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോൺക്രീഷൻ

ശരീരാവയവത്തിനുള്ളിൽ കല്ലുപോലുള്ള വസ്തുക്കളുടെ രൂപീകരണം (ഉദാ. വൃക്കകൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਕਰੀਸ਼ਨ

ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਅੰਗ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਪੱਥਰ ਵਰਗੀਆਂ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਗਠਨ (ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਲਈ, ਗੁਰਦੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کنکریشن

جسم کے کسی عضو کے اندر پتھر جیسی اشیاء کی تشکیل (مثلاً، گردے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结石

身体器官（例如肾脏）内形成石状物体

🇯🇵Japanese

コンクリート

体の器官（例、腎臓）内での石のような物体の形成

🇰🇷Korean

결핵

신체 기관(예: 신장) 내에 돌 같은 물체가 형성되는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kết tụ

sự hình thành các vật thể giống như đá trong một cơ quan của cơ thể (ví dụ: thận)

🇹🇭Thai

การคอนกรีต

การก่อตัวของวัตถุคล้ายหินภายในอวัยวะของร่างกาย (เช่น ไต)

🇮🇩Indonesian

beton

pembentukan benda seperti batu di dalam organ tubuh (misalnya ginjal)

🇵🇭Filipino

konkreto

ang pagbuo ng mga bagay na parang bato sa loob ng isang organ ng katawan (hal., ang mga bato)

🇲🇾Malay

konkrit

pembentukan objek seperti batu dalam organ badan (cth., buah pinggang)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التحجير

تكوين أجسام حجرية داخل أحد أعضاء الجسم (مثل الكلى)

🇮🇷Persian

بتن ریزی

تشکیل اشیاء سنگ مانند در اندام بدن (مانند کلیه ها)

🇹🇷Turkish

betonlaşma

Bir vücut organında (örneğin böbrekler) taş benzeri nesnelerin oluşması

🇮🇱Hebrew

בטון

היווצרות של עצמים דמויי אבן בתוך איבר גוף (למשל, הכליות)

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