• (n.) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post-morten change.
(gas″tro-mә-la´shә) softening of the wall of the stomach.
Gas`tro·ma·la'ci·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., stomach + ... softness, from ... soft.] (Medicine) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post- morten change. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: gas′trō-mă-lā′shē-ă Definitions: 1. Softening of the walls of the stomach.
gastromalacia Softening of the walls of the stomach.