[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

maceration \mac`era"tion\, n. l. maceratio: cf. f.
   mac'eration.
   the act or process of macerating.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

maceration
     n 1: softening due to soaking or steeping
     2: extreme leanness usually caused by starvation or disease
        syn: bonyness, emaciation, gauntness
see also:
bonyness emaciation gauntness 

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