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SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN

\sˈɒfənɪŋ ɒvðə bɹˈe͡ɪn], \sˈɒfənɪŋ ɒvðə bɹˈe‍ɪn], \s_ˈɒ_f_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ ɒ_v_ð_ə b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n]\

Definitions of SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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progressive dementia with general paresis: it may be yellow or red when the products of disintegration of the blood mingle with the brain-matter, or white when there is no hemorrhage.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

As used by the laity, any disease, especially general paresis of the insane, associated with progressive dementia.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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