Malacia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Osteomalacia \Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oste`on
     bone + ? softness.] (Med.)
     A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy
     material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also
     called {malacia}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  malacia
       n : a state of abnormal softening of tissue