Cause of Death

[jimnorah]

I have attached a clip from a death register and although the first part - softening of the brain - is pretty clear, I cannot decipher the following word and had no luck trying the usual searches.
As usual I'd be grateful for any suggestions.

jimnorah

[bradburyd]

ramollissement 

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In pathology, a morbid condition of some part of the body, as the brain or the liver, in which it becomes softened

[Treetotal]

Nice one Brad...that's a new one on me 
Carol

[Flattybasher9]

This is a handy site for archaic medical terms.

http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/English/EnglishA.htm

Malky

[jimnorah]

As always, thanks a lot!
It never fails to surprise me that there are people out there who can decipher the writing on these old documents.
Thanks also for the link - useful for some of the other documents no doubt...

jimnorah