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malabsorption

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

mal·ab·sorp·tion

[mal-uhb-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-]
noun Pathology.
faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.

Origin:
1930–35; mal- + absorption
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malabsorption (ˌmæləbˈsɔːpʃən)
 
n
a failure of absorption, esp by the small intestine in coeliac disease, cystic fibrosis, etc

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malabsorption
1932, from mal- + absorption (see absorb).
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malabsorption mal·ab·sorp·tion (māl'əb-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-)
n.
Defective or inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.

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