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lithopedion

lith·o·pe·di·on [ lìthə pdee ən ] (plural lith·o·pe·di·ons) or lith·o·pae·di·on [ lìthə pdee ən ] (plural lith·o·pae·di·ons)


noun 
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calcified fetus: a fetus that has died but not been expelled from the womb and has, over a long period, become calcified

[Early 19th century. <litho- + Greek paidion "small child" < paid- "child"]
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