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How do you use Lithopedion in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Lithopedion in a sentence

Lithopedion meaning

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.

Using Lithopedion

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.

Context around Lithopedion

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

medical 1×

Sentence patterns with Lithopedion

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as a lithopedion has only 1× of the lithopedion medical experts 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

prior to the 1× the extremely rare 1×

Common sentence endings:

france in 1582 1× initially suspected cancer 1×

Words around Lithopedion

Just before it in the word index:

lithonia 9 lithology 7 lithologies 4 lithological 7 lithography 61 lithographs 13

Just after it in the word index:

lithos 5 lithosphere 33 lithospheric 4 lithostatic 2 lithotomy 3 lithotripsy 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Lithopedion

  • In this selection, "lithopedion" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, medical stand out and add context to how "lithopedion" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a lithopedion has only and of the lithopedion medical experts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lithopedion" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lithopedion

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Prior to the discovery of the lithopedion, medical experts had initially suspected cancer. (13 words)

The extremely rare phenomenon, known as a lithopedion, has only been recorded 290 times throughout history, with the first dating back to France in 1582. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

The extremely rare phenomenon, known as a lithopedion, has only been recorded 290 times throughout history, with the first dating back to France in 1582. (25 words)

Prior to the discovery of the lithopedion, medical experts had initially suspected cancer. (13 words)

Example sentences (2)

The extremely rare phenomenon, known as a lithopedion, has only been recorded 290 times throughout history, with the first dating back to France in 1582.

Prior to the discovery of the lithopedion, medical experts had initially suspected cancer.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lithopedion" in a sentence?
An example: "The extremely rare phenomenon, known as a lithopedion, has only been recorded 290 times throughout history, with the first dating back to France in 1582." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "lithopedion" from authentic English texts.
What does "lithopedion" mean?
Lithopedion means: 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.
How many example sentences with "lithopedion" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "lithopedion", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.