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malabsorption

[ mal-uhb-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp- ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.

malabsorption

/ ˌmæləbˈsɔːpʃən /

noun

  1. a failure of absorption, esp by the small intestine in coeliac disease, cystic fibrosis, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of malabsorption1

First recorded in 1930–35; mal- + absorption

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