Malacia
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A pathological condition characterised by abnormal softening of a body tissue or organ.
“The specialist diagnosed tracheomalacia, a form of malacia affecting the cartilage of the airway.”
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ma·la·cia
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