flaccid
pronunciation
How to pronounce flaccid in British English:
UK [ˈflæsɪd]
How to pronounce flaccid in American English:
US [ˈflæksɪd, ˈflæsɪd]
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- Adjective:
- lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
- lacking firmness or stiffness
Word Origin
- flaccid (adj.)
- 1610s, from French flaccide or directly from Latin flaccidus "flabby, pendulous, weak, drooping," from flaccus "flabby, flap-eared," which is of uncertain origin (OED suggests it's imitative). Related: Flaccidly; flacidness; flaccidity; flaccescency.
Example
- 1. Unfortunately noticeable , flaccid cellulite is the result .
- 2. Epidemiologigal surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis in qingdao in 1995 .
- 3. Analysis on working status of acute flaccid paralysis case in shandong in 2003 .
- 4. Analysis of stool collection and follow up of acute flaccid paralysis cases in shanxi province in1994-1999 .
- 5. To re-establishment the artificial bladder reflex arc with the normal body reflex pathway above the horizon of spinal cord injury ( sci ) to reinnervate the flaccid bladder and restore bladder micturition function .