Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, softening of the brain.
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- noun medicine A
localized softening of thebrain substance , due tohemorrhage orinflammation .
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Examples
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Moldy corn poisoning, also known as encephalomalacia or blind staggers, is associated with consumption of corn that has been contaminated with the fungus Fusarium moniliforme.
TheHorse.com News 2009
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Once we figure out what's causing the encephalomalacia (brain softening; my new favorite term), we'll talk about that.
Head Nurse 2009
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Cortical tissue was collected from thirteen patients with intractable epilepsy due to focal cortical dysplasia (6), encephalomalacia (5), Rasmussen's encephalitis (1) or mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (1).
BioMed Central - Latest articles Jieun Choi 2009
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