English edit

Etymology edit

mal- +‎ digested

Adjective edit

maldigested (not comparable)

  1. Poorly digested.
    • 1888, Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences[1], volume 3, page 131:
      Grand Clément also speaks pointedly of the dyspeptic origin of a number of affections of the eye, especially those of an intermittent character, and traces their origin to the elaboration of toxic alkaloids, ptomanies, from the maldigested articles of food; and, from their absorption into the system, arise the numberless forms of neurasthenia, general or special.
    • 1911 September 1, “The Treatment of Summer Diarrhoea”, in Kentucky Medical Journal[2], volume 9, page 773:
      It is important that the intestinal tract be cleaned out thoroughly so that the bacteria may be mechanically eliminated, the undigested and maldigested and putrid products removed and the mucus carried off.
    • 2014, Stephen Hauser, Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review[3]:
      However, several specific peripheral mechanisms that perturb motor and sensory functions result in symptoms of IBS, including abnormal colonic transit and rectal evacuation; intraluminal intestinal irritants, such as maldigested carbohydrates or fats, an excess of bile acids, and gluten intolerance; altered bile acid synthesis; and alterations in the intestinal microbiome.

Verb edit

maldigested

  1. simple past and past participle of maldigest