| calcified fetus |
A stone baby, or lithopedion, results when a fetus dies during an ectopic (typically abdominal) pregnancy, is too large to be reabsorbed by the body, and calcifies. It is not unusual for a stone baby to remain undiagnosed for decades, and it is often not until a patient is examined for other conditions or a proper examination is conducted that includes an X-ray that a stone baby is found. ...
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| calcified fetus |
A fetus that has died in utero and become hardened by calcium salts. SYN: lithopedion.
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