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flaccid

Relaxed, flabby, or without tone. [L. flaccidus]

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flac·cid 'flas-əd, 'flak-səd adj not firm or stiff also lacking normal or youthful firmness <\flaccid muscles>

flac·cid·i·ty fla(k)-'sid-ət-ē n, pl -ties

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adj.

1. flabby and lacking in firmness.

2. characterized by a decrease in muscle tone (e.g. flaccid paralysis).

• flaccidity n.

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flac·cid (flakґsid) (flasґid) [L. flaccidus] 1. weak or soft. 2. atonic.

Medical dictionary. 2011.