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单词 malacia
释义

malacia

[ muh-ley-shuh, -shee-uh, -see-uh ]
/ məˈleɪ ʃə, -ʃi ə, -si ə /

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of malacia

1650–60; <New Latin <Greek malakía softness, tenderness, weakness. See malaco-, -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM malacia

mal·a·coid [mal-uh-koid], /ˈmæl əˌkɔɪd/, adjectivemal·a·cot·ic [mal-uh-kot-ik], /ˌmæl əˈkɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby malacia

Malacca, Malacca cane, Malachi, malachite, Malachy, malacia, malaco-, malacology, malacophily, malacophyllous, malacoplakia
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British Dictionary definitions for malacia

malacia
/ (məˈleɪʃɪə) /

noun

the pathological softening of an organ or tissue, such as bone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for malacia

malacia
[ mə-lāshə ]

n.

A softening or loss of consistency in any of the organs or tissues.malacosis mollities
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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