noun
encephalomalacia; cerebral softening
Medical term for softening of brain tissue, often due to ischemia or infarction.
脳軟化症は、脳梗塞の後に起こることがあります。
Encephalomalacia can occur after a cerebral infarction.
Compound of 脳 (nō, 'brain'), 軟化 (nanka, 'softening'), and 症 (shō, 'condition' or 'disease').