malakoplakia

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Etymology

From malako- (“soft”) +‎ -plakia (“plate”).

Pronunciation

Noun

malakoplakia (countable and uncountable, plural malakoplakias)

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

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