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lithopedion

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Françaislithopédion

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

lithopelagophil lithophagine lithophagy lithophane lithophany lithophile

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