softening of the brain

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nounPathology.
  1. a softening of the cerebrum, caused by impairment of the blood supply; encephalomalacia.

  2. Informal. dementia associated with general paresis.

Origin of softening of the brain

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First recorded in 1825–35

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softening of the brain

noun
  1. an abnormal softening of the tissues of the cerebrum characterized by various degrees of mental impairment

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