malakoplakia

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US/ˌmæl.ək.oʊˈplæk.i.ə/

noun

Inflammation of the mucous membrane of a hollow organ (as the urinary bladder) characterized by the formation of soft granulomatous lesions.

OriginAncient Greek πλάκα →
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Meanings

nounmalakoplakia (countable and uncountable, plural malakoplakias)

plural malakoplakias · alternative malacoplakia

  1. countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the mucous membrane of a hollow organ (as the urinary bladder) characterized by the formation of soft granulomatous lesions.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπλάκα“plate”
  2. Englishmalakoplakia

From malako- (“soft”) + Ancient Greek πλάκα (pláka, “plate”) + -ia, from πλάξ (pláx).

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