A lithopedion – also spelled lithopaedion or lithopædion – (λίθος = stone; παιδίον = small child, infant), or stone baby, is a rare phenomenon which occurs most commonly when a fetus dies during an abdominal pregnancy, is too large to be reabsorbed by the body, and calcifies on the outside, shielding the mother`s body from the de....
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Lithopedium ... A retained foetus, usually extrauterine, which has become calcified. ... Origin: Litho-+ G. Paidion, small child ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(lith″o-pe´de-on) calcified fetus.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lith′ō-pē′dē-on, -ŭm Definitions: 1. A retained fetus, usually extrauterine (abdominal), which has become calcified.
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