Malacia

Synonyms for "malacia"

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Translations

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French

1 entries
  • malacie noun (craving)

Galician

1 entries
  • malacía noun (craving)

Polish

3 entries
  • malacja noun (softening of organs or tissue)
  • malacja noun (craving)
  • rozmiękanie noun (softening of organs or tissue)

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As soon, namely, as a process of this sort sets in in a compound organ, as for example, a muscle, a palpable myo-malacia is certainly produced when all the muscular elements at a given point are at once affected; but it happens far more frequently that, in the course of a muscle, only a comparatively small number of primitive fasciculi are affected, whilst the others remain almost intact.

Source: wiktionary

The least abnormal condition appears to be the malacia, or desire for highly spiced or acid foods that are sometimes seen in chlorotic girls and in pregnant women.

Source: wiktionary

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