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en·ceph·a·lo·ma·la·cia | \ in-ˌsef-ə-lō-mə-ˈlā-sh(ē-)ə 
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\Medical Definition of encephalomalacia
: softening of the brain due to degenerative changes in nervous tissue (as in crazy chick disease)
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encephalomalacic \ -mə-ˈlas-ik \ adjective
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