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malacia

Osteomalacia \Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oste`on bone + ? softness.] (Med.) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
malacia

from Latin malacia "a calm at sea," from Greek malakia "softness, delicacy, effeminacy," from malakos "soft" (see mallet).

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malacia

n. (context medicine English) An abnormal craving for certain types of food. (from 17th c.)

WordNet
malacia

n. a state of abnormal softening of tissue

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Malacia

Malacia is a combining form (especially a suffix) used in medical terminology to denote an abnormal "softening of the tissues".

  • Osteomalacia (Rickets)
  • Chondromalacia patellae - degenerative cartilage disease
  • Bronchomalacia
  • Keratomalacia

Usage examples of "malacia".

Then the three went out to the Maison Malacia, a restaurant where the check took your hat off, and dined.