Con*cre"tion (?), n. [L.
concretio.] 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.