soft

soft

lacking in firmness.

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soft fat

unpleasant soft fat occurs in pigs fed for too long on kitchen swill.

soft khaki weed

see gomphrena celosioides.

soft palate myositis

a cause of dorsal displacement of the soft palate in horses, resulting in chronic obstruction of the airway during exercise.

soft rolypoly

salsolakali.

soft rush

juncuseffusus.

soft shell disease

fish eggs lose their turgidity and become flat and wrinkled; the cause is unknown.

soft shelled eggs

hen eggs with soft shells occur in birds affected by avian infectious bronchitis and can persist for a long time into the recovery period.

soft ticks

ticks lacking a dorsal shield or scutum; members of the family Argasidae, e.g. Argas persicus. Called also nonscutate.

soft tissue

tissue other than bone and cartilage.

soft x-ray beam

made at low kVp output. The beam has low energy and weak penetration.

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soft adjective 1. That which lacks statistical significance–ie, a statistical 'p' value > 0.05, as in 'soft' data or 'soft' risk factors. Cf Fragile data 2. That which is socially regarded as relatively innocuous, as in 'soft' drugs–eg, nicotine or alcohol where dependence is often considered psychological or 3. That which is not based on objective data, as in the 'soft' sciences of psychology or sociology