A softening of brain tissue that results from an insuficient blood supply.
ENCEPHALOMALACIA: "Joe suffered from encephalomalacia due to to a blood shortage to part of his brain."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "ENCEPHALOMALACIA," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/encephalomalacia/ (accessed June 28, 2022).