Malacia cuta ce da ba ta dace ba ta tausasa naman halittu, galibin guringuntsi . An samo sani kalmar daga Girkanci μαλακός, malakos = taushi. Yawanci nau'in haɗakarwa -malacia da aka rataya zuwa wani nau'i na haɗakarwa hadakarw wanda ke nuna nuna nama da abin ya shafa yana sanya takamaiman suna ga kowane irin wannan cuta, kamar haka:
Osteomalacia (rickets), rashin lafiyar kashi daga rashi bitamin D
Chondromalacia, laushi na guringuntsi (sau da yawa yana nufin chondromalacia patellae lokacin
lokacin
da aka ambata ba tare da ƙarin bayani ba)
Chondromalacia patellae, rashin lafiyar guringuntsi a ƙarƙashin gwiwa