Lithopedion
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lithopedion is a noun meaning (medicine) A calcium-encased foetus that occurs in ectopic abdominal pregnancies when the foetus dies and is not reabsorbed by the maternal body, whereby the maternal system encases the foreign body (foetus) in calcium to isolate it.
Meaning
(medicine) A calcium-encased foetus that occurs in ectopic abdominal pregnancies when the foetus dies and is not reabsorbed by the maternal body, whereby the maternal system encases the foreign body (foetus) in calcium to isolate it.
Word Forms
- lithopedions
- lithopedia
- lithopaedion
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lithotecnon, lithogenesis, lithiasis, enterolith, lithophyse, lithiophosphate.
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