Is Malacia a Root Word?
An Obsolete Term for a Pathologic State of Tissue Softening, Typified by Necrosis; the Term Survives Only in the Root Form, -Malacia (E. G. , Osteomalacia)...
An obsolete term for a pathologic state of tissue softening, typified by necrosis; the term survives only in the root form, -malacia (e.g., osteomalacia).
What does the root Malacia mean?
word element [Gr.], morbid softening or softness.
What does the suffix Malacia in medical terms?
Medical Definition of malacia
: abnormal softening of a tissue —often used in combination osteomalacia.