- lithokelyphos
- A type of lithopedion in which the fetal membranes alone undergo calcification. [litho- + G. kelyphos, rind, shell]
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litho·kel·y·phos (lith″o-kelґĭ-fos) [litho- + Gr. kelyphos sheath] a dead fetus in which the fetal membranes are calcified.
Medical dictionary. 2011.