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leukomalacia

leukomalacia noun: softening of the white matter of the brain.

Noun

leukomalacia (usually uncountable, plural leukomalacias)

  1. (usually) Softening of the white matter of the brain.

Forms of leukomalacia

pluralleukomalacias

Origin of leukomalacia

From leuko- + malacia.

Questions about leukomalacia

What does leukomalacia mean?
Leukomalacia means softening of the white matter of the brain.
What part of speech is leukomalacia?
Leukomalacia is a noun.
What is the plural of leukomalacia?
The plural of leukomalacia is leukomalacias.

Words near leukomalacia in the dictionary

  1. leukolysis
  2. leukolytic
  3. leukoma
  4. leukomaine
  5. leukomaines
  6. leukomalacia
  7. leukomalacias
  8. leukomalasia
  9. leukomas
  10. leukomata
  11. leukomelanosis

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