Medical term:
encephalomalacia
encephalomalacia
[en-sef″ah-lo-mah-la´shah]softening of the brain.
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en·ceph·a·lo·ma·la·ci·a
(en-sef'ă-lō-mă-lā'shē-ă),Abnormal softness of the cerebral parenchyma often due to ischemia or infarction.
Synonym(s): cerebromalacia
[encephalo- + G. malakia, softness]
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softening of the brain
MicrobiologyGeneral paresis, see there.
Neurology
A nonspecific term for a localised softening of brain tissue, which is most commonly due to haemorrhage or infarction, but may also be due to primary or metastatic cancer, parasites, abscesses, and so on.
Vox populi
A non-medical term referring to a person who is perceived as having lost some amount of logical functioning, such as in cases of dementia.
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encephalomalacia
Neurology Softening of brain tissue, usually due to ischemia or infarctionMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
en·ceph·a·lo·ma·la·ci·a
(en-sef'ă-lō-mă-lā'shē-ă)Abnormal softness of the cerebral parenchyma often due to ischemia or infarction.
Synonym(s): cerebromalacia.
Synonym(s): cerebromalacia.
[encephalo- + G. malakia, softness]
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encephalomalacia
Softening of an area of the brain, usually as a result of loss of its blood supply (infarction).Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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