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flaccid /flac·cid/ (flak´sid) (flas´id)

1. weak, lax, and soft.

2. atonic.

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flac·cid (flssd, flkd)

adj.

Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone.

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flac·cidi·ty (-sd-t) n.

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Flaccid

Flabby, limp, weak.

Mentioned in: Kinesiology, Applied, Postpolio Syndrome

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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.

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flaccid (flas´id, flak´sid),

adj being in a relaxed or flabby state, as in a flail-like condition or paralysis of a muscle.

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flaccid

weak, lax, soft; applied especially to muscles.