释义 |
calcospherite calcospherite [kal″ko-sfēr´īt] one of the minute globular bodies formed during calcification by chemical union of calcium particles and albuminous matter of cells.cal·co·sphe·rite (kal'kō-sfēr'īt), 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(s): psammoma bodies (3) [L. calx, lime, + G. sphaira, sphere] cal·co·sphe·rite (kal'kō-sfēr'īt) A tiny, spheroidal, concentrically laminated body containing deposits of calcium salts; found in papillary carcinoma of the thyroid and ovary and in meningioma. Synonym(s): psammoma bodies (3) . [L. calx, lime, + G. sphaira, sphere] |