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steatorrhea

American

[stee-at-uh-ree-uh, stee-uh-tuh-] / stiˌæt əˈri ə, ˌsti ə tə- /

Or steatorrhoea

noun

Pathology.

the presence of excess fat in the stools, usually caused by disease of the pancreas or intestine, and characterized by chronic diarrhea and weight loss.

First recorded in 1855–60; steato- + -rrhea

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