- encephalolith
- A concretion in the brain or one of its ventricles. SYN: cerebral calculus. [encephalo- + G. lithos, stone]
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en·ceph·a·lo·lith (en-sefґə-lo-lith″) a brain calculus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
encephalolith
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