Etymology

lithopedion

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λίθος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλίθος“stone”
  2. English todaylithopedion

From Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + παιδίον (paidíon, “little child”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλίθος all →

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