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91technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
92Rococo Style — • A discussion of this whimsical style, its origins and uses Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rococo Style Rococo Style † …
93Malacia — Means softening. Osteomalacia is thus softening of bone (due to deficiency of calcium and vitamin D). * * * A softening or loss of consistency and contiguity in any of the organs or tissues. Also used as a combining form in the suffix position.… …
94chondromalacia — Softening of any cartilage. [chondro + G. malakia, softness] c. fetalis an intrauterine form of c. in which the fetus is born dead with soft pliable limbs. generalized c. SYN: relapsing polychondritis. c. of larynx the presence of soft laryngeal …
95craniomalacia — Softening of the bones of the skull. [cranio + G. malakia, softness] circumscribed c. SYN: craniotabes. * * * cra·nio·ma·la·cia (kra″ne o mə laґshə) [cranio + malacia] abnormal softness of the skull …
96encephalomalacia — Abnormal softness of the cerebral parenchyma often due to ischemia or infarction. SYN: cerebromalacia. [encephalo + G. malakia, softness] * * * en·ceph·a·lo·ma·la·cia in .sef ə lō mə lā sh(ē )ə n softening of the brain due to degenerative changes …
97onychomalacia — Abnormal softness of the nails. [onycho + G. malakia, softness] * * * on·y·cho·ma·la·cia (on″ĭ ko mə laґshə) [onycho + malacia] softening of a nail or nails …
98ophthalmomalacia — Abnormal softening of the eyeball. [ophthalmo + G. malakia, softness] * * * oph·thal·mo·ma·la·cia (of thal″mo mə laґshə) [ophthalmo + malacia] abnormal softness of the eye …
99splenomalacia — Softening of the spleen. [spleno + G. malakia, softness] * * * sple·no·ma·la·cia (sple″no mə laґshə) [spleno + malacia] abnormal softness of the spleen; softening of the spleen …
100stomatomalacia — Pathologic softening of any of the structures of the mouth. [stomato + G. malakia, softness] * * * sto·ma·to·ma·la·cia (sto″mə to mə laґshe ə) [stomato + malacia] excessive or abnormal softness of the oral structures …
