lithopedion (English, noun)
expansion: lithopedion (plural lithopedions or lithopedia)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: lithopedions
tags: plural
form: lithopedia
tags: plural
form: lithopaedion
tags: alternative