lithopedion
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + παιδίον (paidíon, “little child”).
Noun
editlithopedion (plural lithopedions)
- (medicine) 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.