leukomalacia

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noun

Softening of the white matter of the brain.

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Meanings

nounleukomalacia (usually uncountable, plural leukomalacias)

plural leukomalacias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineSoftening of the white matter of the brain.

Origin

From leuko- + malacia.

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APA

leukomalacia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukomalacia

MLA

“leukomalacia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukomalacia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leukomalacia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukomalacia.

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