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malabsorption
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mal·ab·sorp·tion  (mlb-sôrpshn, -zôrp-)
n.
Defective or inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.
malabsorption [ˌmæləbˈsɔːpʃən]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a failure of absorption, esp by the small intestine in coeliac disease, cystic fibrosis, etc.
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Noun1.malabsorption - abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
assimilation, absorption - the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion


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1) Disease findings involving the small intestine in SLE include primary vasculitis, bowel infarction, proteinlosing enteropathy, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, (2) fat malabsorption, and infectious diarrhea.
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