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Psammite

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• Psammocarcinoma

  psammocarcinoma psam·mo·car·ci·no·ma (sām’ō-kär’sə-nō’mə) n. A carcinoma containing calcified foci that resemble psammoma bodies. No longer in technical use.

• Psammoma

  psammoma psam·mo·ma (sā-mō’mə) n. pl. psam·mo·mas or psam·mo·ma·ta (-mə-tə) Psammomatous meningioma. No longer in technical use.

• Psammoma body

  psammoma body n. A mineralized body occurring in the meninges, choroid plexus, and in certain meningiomas. See brain sand. See calcospherite.

• Psammomatous meningioma

  psammomatous meningioma psam·mo·ma·tous meningioma (sə-mō’mə-təs) n. A firm fibrous neoplasm of meninges of the brain and spinal cord characterized by psammona bodies. Also called sand tumor.

• Psammophyte

  noun 1. a plant that grows in sand or sandy soil.

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