malabsorption

See also: Malabsorption

English

Etymology

From mal- +‎ absorption.

Noun

malabsorption (countable and uncountable, plural malabsorptions)

1. The state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract.
   • 2024 October 9, Maxine Lipner, “What Does It Mean When Your Poop Floats?”, in Health‎^[1]:

     Poop that floats may sometimes point to other health issues, such as malabsorption or pancreatic-related conditions.

Translations

state of abnormal absorption

• Catalan: malabsorció f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 吸收不良 (xīshōu bùliáng)

• Finnish: imeytymishäiriö
• French: malabsorbtion f
• German: Malabsorption f
• Greek: δυσαπορρόφηση (el) f (dysaporrófisi)
• Spanish: malabsorción f
• Swedish: malabsorption (sv) c

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

malabsorption f (plural malabsorptions)

1. malabsorption