concretion
9.8
A hard lump of mineral salt that forms inside an organ like the kidney
- noun
- /kənˈkriːʃən/
- Specialized
:
cálculo
- The rubber foreign body in our patient was covered with a deposit of mineralized concretions.
Examples
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The X-ray revealed a concretion lodged in the patient's bile duct, which required further treatment.
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The doctor explained that the concretion found in the patient's kidney was made up of accumulated mineral salts.
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After the surgery, the pathologist noted several concretions in the gallbladder that could indicate underlying issues.
Synonyms
3
7.1
A build-up of calcium in body tissue that makes it hard
refers to the resulting hard mass rather than the process of depositing salts
9.6
A hard lump of mineral that forms in organs like the kidney or gallbladder
is the same kind of mass but can occur in any organ or duct
7.2
A hard stone that forms in the kidney and can block urine
is the general term for such hardened masses in any body location
How Solid
Surface Forms
concretion singular
concretions plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word concretion comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and crescere 'to grow', like in increase. Think of a medical concretion as material in the body that has 'grown together' into a hard lump or tiny stone.