word help, please

[Guest guest]

Evidence of a s/l " peashell " strain, as well as patellofemoral chondromalacia is

noted.

I hope someone can help with this. Thank you!!!

Becky

[Guest guest]

Becky:

Possibly " postural " strain, as per Stedman's Orthopaedic & Rehab Words.

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>To: <nmtc >

>Subject: word help, please

>Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 19:11:15 -0500

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>Evidence of a s/l " peashell " strain, as well as patellofemoral

>chondromalacia is noted.

>

>I hope someone can help with this. Thank you!!!

>

>Becky

>

>

[Guest guest]

Did you try malacosis? I did find that, but it just referred me to malacia.

Someone else will know, I'm sure.

From this page

--http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library_frame.jspzQzpgzEz/pp/u\

s/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSz\

dmd_m_02zPzhtm -- I got these items...

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malacia (ma·la·cia) (m[schwa]-la¢sh[schwa]) [Gr. malakia] the morbid softening

or softness of a part or tissue.

metaplastic malacia, osteitis fibrosa cystica.

myeloplastic malacia, osteogenesis imperfecta.

porotic malacia, softening accompanied by proliferation of connective tissue.

malacia trauma¢tica, syringomyelia.

-malacia (-malacia) a word termination denoting abnormal softness or softening

in the system designated by the root to which the term is affixed, as

osteomalacia.

malacic (ma·la·cic) (m[schwa]-la¢sik) marked by malacia or morbid softness.

malac(o)- (malac(o)-) [Gr. malakos soft] a combining form denoting a condition

of abnormal softness.

malacosis (mal·a·co·sis) (mal²[schwa]-ko¢sis) malacia.

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-Allie