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flaccid /flac·cid/ (flak´sid) (flas´id)
1. weak, lax, and soft.
2. atonic.

flac·cid (flssd, flkd)
adj.
Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone.

flac·cidi·ty (-sd-t) n.

Flaccid
Flabby, limp, weak.

flaccid
[flak′sid]
Etymology: L, flaccus, flabby
weak, soft, and flabby; lacking normal muscle tone, such as flaccid muscles associated with peripheral neuritis, poliomyelitis, and early stroke. flaccidity, flaccidness, n.

flaccid [flak´sid]
1. weak, lax, or soft; applied especially to muscles.
2. atonic.

flaccid (flas´id, flak´sid),
adj being in a relaxed or flabby state, as in a flail-like condition or paralysis of a muscle.

flaccid
weak, lax, soft; applied especially to muscles.


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