Softening
51chondromalacia — Softening of any cartilage. [chondro + G. malakia, softness] c. fetalis an intrauterine form of c. in which the fetus is born dead with soft pliable limbs. generalized c. SYN: relapsing polychondritis. c. of larynx the presence of soft laryngeal …
52gastromalacia — Softening of the walls of the stomach. [gastro + G. malakia, softness] * * * gas·tro·ma·la·cia .gas trō mə lā s(h)ē ə n abnormal softening of the stomach walls * * * gas·tro·ma·la·cia (gas″tro mə laґshə) [gastro + malacia]… …
53hepatomalacia — Softening of the liver. [hepato + G. malakia, softening] * * * hep·a·to·ma·la·cia (hep″ə to mə laґshə) [hepato + malacia] softening of the liver …
54myelomalacia — Softening of the spinal cord. [myelo + G. malakia, a softness] angiodysgenetic m. SYN: subacute necrotizing myelitis. * * * n. softening of the tissues of the spinal cord, most often caused by an impaired blood supply. * * * my·elo·ma·la·cia… …
55cardiomalacia — Softening of the walls of the heart. [cardio + G. malakia, softness] * * * car·dio·ma·la·cia (kahr″de o mə laґshə) [cardio (1) + malacia] morbid softening of the muscular substance of the heart …
56esophagomalacia — Softening of the walls of the esophagus. [esophagus + G. malakia, softness] * * * esoph·a·go·ma·la·cia (ə sof″ə go mə laґshə) [esophago + malacia] softening of the walls of the esophagus …
57nephromalacia — Softening of the kidneys. [nephro + G. malakia, softness] * * * neph·ro·ma·la·cia (nef″ro mə laґshə) [nephro + malacia] softening of the kidney …
58phacomalacia — Softening of the lens, as may occur in hypermature cataract. [phaco + G. malakia, softness] * * * phaco·ma·la·cia (fak″o mə laґshə) [phaco + malacia] softening of the lens; a soft cataract …
59pneumomalacia — Softening of the lung tissue. [G. pneumon, lung, + malakia, softness] * * * pneu·mo·ma·la·cia (noo″mo mə laґshə) [pneumo + malacia] morbid softening of lung tissue …
60splenomalacia — Softening of the spleen. [spleno + G. malakia, softness] * * * sple·no·ma·la·cia (sple″no mə laґshə) [spleno + malacia] abnormal softness of the spleen; softening of the spleen …
