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Usually the combining form -malacia suffixed to another combining form that denotes the affected tissue assigns a more specific name to each such disorder as follows. Malacia medical term meaning definition.

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Malacia medical term meaning. Chondromalacia patellae a disorder of. Also used as a combining form in the suffix position. Wiktionary 000 0 votes Rate this definition.

2003 by Saunders an imprint of Elsevier. Masto-of or pertaining to the breast. For example osteomalacia is softening of bone usually due to deficiency of calcium and vitamin D.

Malacia Noun softening of organs or tissues of. CONTINUE SCROLLING OR CLICK HERE. Mammo-of or pertaining to the breast.

Malacia is abnormal softening of a biological tissue most often cartilage. Medicine An abnormal craving for certain types of food. From 17th c pathology.

Cephalad - toward the head. Osteomalacia rickets a bone disorder from vitamin D deficiency. Manu-of or pertaining to the hand.

Benign disorders that necessitated stent placement included postintubation tracheal stenosis airway malacia and others. Malacia is abnormal softening of a biological tissue most often cartilage. -malacia word element Gr morbid softening or softness.

What does the medical term Malacia mean. Medicine Used to denote an abnormal softening of the tissues. Malacia medical term meaning chart.

Get the latest newsletter right in your inbox. Məˈleɪʃɪə. Malacia- a state of abnormal softening of tissue pathology- any deviation from a healthy or normal condition osteomalacia- abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium.

Malacia medical term meaning. -malacia means softening so tracheomalacia is softening of the windpipe and osteomalacia is softening of bones. Mollities 2 Synonym s.

Medical definition of malacia. Osteomalacia rickets a bone disorder from vitamin D deficiency. Malakia a softness Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary Farlex 2012.

Myasthenia - muscle weakness. Malacia is a gross descriptive term indicating abnormal softness of brain tissue but it is sometimes used microscopically to refer to areas of brain necrosis that have resulted in some degree of tissue cavitation especially resulting from infarction. Malacia Noun A craving for highly seasoned or spiced food.

Abnormal softening of a tissue often used in combination. Mammillo-of or pertaining to the nipple. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine Nursing and Allied Health Seventh Edition.

MedicineNet does not provide medical advice diagnosis or treatment. Mă-lāshē-ă A softening or loss of consistency and contiguity in any of the organs or tissues. Collins English Dictionary - Complete Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition William Collins Sons Co.

Cervicalgia - neck pain.

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