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Medical Definition of Calcospherite
1. A tiny, spheroidal, concentrically laminated body containing accretive deposits of calcium salts; found most frequently in papillary carcinoma of the thyroid and ovary, and in meningioma, probably as the result of degenerative changes in the fibrovascular stroma. Synonym: psammoma bodies. Origin: L. Calx, lime, + G. Sphaira, sphere (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcospherite
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