Medical Dictionary

papyraceous

adj pap·y·ra·ceous \ˌpap-ə-ˈrā-shəs\

Medical Definition of PAPYRACEOUS

:  of, relating to, or being the flattened remains of one of twin fetuses which has died in the uterus and been compressed by the growth of the other

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