malabsorption
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of malabsorption
First recorded in 1930–35; mal- + absorption
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Most people with lactose malabsorption can still tolerate some lactose without symptoms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Ashley Hall, 36, from Witney, Oxfordshire, suffers from Type 1 Diabetes and was recently diagnosed with bile acid malabsorption.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
"The acute effects when binging on a large amount of sugar can be fructose malabsorption and gastrointestinal issues such as stomach pains, bloating, diarrhea, et cetera," DiNicolantonio offered.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2022
Antibiotics didn’t help, and Love was growing normally so it didn’t seem likely that she had a malabsorption problem.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2011
D'Adamo says small-scale studies his team has conducted looking at improvements in digestive malabsorption may serve as templates for larger studies, but those will be expensive, complicated and time-consuming.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2011
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