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malacia

[ muh-ley-shuh, -shee-uh, -see-uh ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue.
  2. an abnormal craving for highly spiced food.


malacia

/ ³¾É™Ëˆ±ô±ðɪʃɪə /

noun

  1. the pathological softening of an organ or tissue, such as bone
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹±ô·²¹Â·³¦´Ç¾±»å [mal, -, uh, -koid], adjective
  • ³¾²¹±ô·²¹Â·³¦´Ç³Ù·¾±³¦ [mal-, uh, -, kot, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of malacia1

1650–60; < New Latin < Greek ³¾²¹±ô²¹°ìí²¹ softness, tenderness, weakness. See malaco-, -ia
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Maisie, who featured in BBC2's Great Ormond Street series last year, also has malacia of the airways, so her airways are floppy like the top of a balloon and do not hold their shape properly.

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