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

Word History and Origins

Origin of malabsorption¹

First recorded in 1930–35; mal- + absorption

Example Sentences

Department of Health and Human Services, "About 68 percent of the world’s population has lactose malabsorption."

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The Pacific walrus calf, taken in by the center on Aug. 1 after being found by oil field workers a day earlier, was struggling with a number of health issues, such as nutrient malabsorption.

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In the U.S., lactose malabsorption is more prevalent among Black and Indigenous people, Asian Americans and Latinos than non-Latino white people.

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People who undergo such operations are warned of the dangers caused by malabsorption and related problems and told they must take replacement supplements of vitamins and minerals for the rest of their lives.

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Nutritional optic neuropathy, which Atan said is more frequently caused by malabsorption, certain medications and alcoholism, is a dysfunction in the optic nerve.

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