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]