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(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..
Use lithopedion when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lithopedion means (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..
Common synonyms include stone baby.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use lithopedion where its definition matches the intended context.
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