-malaciacomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. myelomalacia n.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μαλακία.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μαλακία softness (see malacia n.), perhaps originally after French use of -malacie.Earliest in osteomalacia n.; subsequently used in a small number of formations, as encephalomalacia n. at encephalo- comb. form , gastromalacia n., keratomalacia n. at kerato- comb. form .

Pathology.

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Forming the names of diseases or conditions characterized by the abnormal softening of some part of the body.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-malacia
释义	-malaciacomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. myelomalacia n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μαλακία. Etymology: < ancient Greek μαλακία softness (see malacia n.), perhaps originally after French use of -malacie.Earliest in osteomalacia n.; subsequently used in a small number of formations, as encephalomalacia n. at encephalo- comb. form , gastromalacia n., keratomalacia n. at kerato- comb. form . Pathology. Categories » Forming the names of diseases or conditions characterized by the abnormal softening of some part of the body. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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