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noun
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of a hollow organ (as the urinary bladder) characterized by the formation of soft granulomatous lesions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From malako- (“soft”) + Ancient Greek πλάκα (pláka, “plate”) + -ia, from πλάξ (pláx).
