English-German translations for lithopedion

• Lithopädion

Definition of lithopedion

• 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 in calcium to isolate it

Related words

• lithophyte
• lithopone
• lithophane
• lithops
• lithophagous
• lithophone
• lithophany