FIBROCALCAREOUS
\fˈɪbɹəkˌalke͡əɹəs], \fˈɪbɹəkˌalkeəɹəs], \f_ˈɪ_b_ɹ_ə_k_ˌa_l_k_eə_ɹ_ə_s]\
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Fibrous and having undergone calcareous degeneration; said of tumors. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Platidiam
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