Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lithopedion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: litho-pe-dion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λίθος

Inflected Forms

lithopedions (plural) lithopedia (plural) lithopaedion (alternative)

Synonyms

stone baby

Questions

What does lithopedion mean?: 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.
Where does lithopedion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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