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papyraceous

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papyraceous /pap·y·ra·ceous/ (pap″ĭ-ra´shus) like paper.
pap·y·ra·ceous (pp-rshs)
adj.
Resembling parchment or paper.

papyraceous
[pap′irā′shəs]
Etymology: Gk, papyros, paper
having a paperlike quality. Also spelled papyraceus.

papyraceous [pap″ĭ-ra´shus]
like paper.

papyraceous
like paper.

papyraceous fetal mummification
the commonest form of fetal mummification; fluids are resorbed, the placenta being reduced to paper-like sheets.


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