malaco-, malac-, malako-, -malacia +

(Greek: soft, softness; abnormal softening, soft-bodied)

malacosis

Malacia.

malacosomous

Characterized by a soft body.

malacostean

Osteomalacia.

malacostomous

A reference to fish that have a soft mouth (i.e. toothless jaws); leather-mouthed.

malacotic

Inclined to malacia; soft; said of teeth.

malacotomist

One who is versed in malacotomy.

malacotomy, malacotomic

1. A surgical incision into soft tissue, such as the anterior abdominal wall.
2. The anatomy of soft-bodied animals, e.g. the Mollusca.

malacozoic

1. Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa or soft-bodied animals, e.g. the Mollusca.
2. Huxley's term for the series of animals from the lowest Polyzoa to the highest molluscs.

malacozoology

The study or science of soft-bodied animals; such as, Mollusca.

malactic

1. Softening; emollient.
2. An emollient [softening or soothing] medicine.

metromalacia

Obsolete term for pathologic softening of the uterine tissues.

myelomalacia

Softening of the spinal cord.

myomalacia

Pathologic softening of muscular tissue.

nephromalacia

Softening of the kidneys.

neuromalacia

Pathologic softening of nervous tissue.

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(Greek: soft, softness; abnormal softening, soft-bodied)

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