Softening-of-the-brain
noun, Pathology.
1.
a softening of the cerebrum, caused by impairment of the blood supply; encephalomalacia.
2.
Informal. dementia associated with general paresis.
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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