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malabsorption en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin absorptiōder. English absorption English malabsorption From mal- + absorption.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract.
    • Poop that floats may sometimes point to other health issues, such as malabsorption or pancreatic-related conditions. 2024 October 9, Maxine Lipner, “What Does It Mean When Your Poop Floats?”, in Health:

Forms

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Translations (9)

cmn 吸收不良 (state of abnormal absorption) · id malabsorpsi (state of abnormal absorption) · el δυσαπορρόφηση (state of abnormal absorption) · ca malabsorció (state of abnormal absorption) · de Malabsorption (state of abnormal absorption) · sv malabsorption (state of abnormal absorption) · fi imeytymishäiriö (state of abnormal absorption) · fr malabsorbtion (state of abnormal absorption) · es malabsorción (state of abnormal absorption)