lithokelyphopedion

lithokelyphopedion
lith·o·kel·y·pho·pe·di·on .lith-ō-.kel-i-fə-'pē-dē-.än n a fetus and its surrounding membranes which have both been calcified in the body of the mother

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litho·kel·y·pho·pe·di·on (lith″o-kel″ĭ-fo-peґde-on) [litho- + Gr. kelyphos sheath + paidion child] a lithopedion in which both the fetus and the membranes are petrified.

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  • lithokelyphopedion, lithokelyphopedium — A lithopedion in which the fetal parts in contact with the surrounding membranes, as well as the membranes, are calcified. [litho + G. kelyphos, husk, shell, + paidion, child] …   Medical dictionary

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