malabsorption

malabsorption /mal·ab·sorp·tion/ (mal″ab-sorp´shun) impaired intestinal absorption of nutrients.

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mal·ab·sorp·tion (mlb-zôrpshn)

n.

Defective or inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.

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Malabsorption

Defective or inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.

Mentioned in: Proton Pump Inhibitors

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malabsorption

[mal′əbsôrp′shən]

Etymology: L, malus + absorbere, to swallow

impaired absorption of nutrients from the GI tract. It occurs in celiac disease, sprue, dysentery, diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, and other disorders. It may result from an inborn error of metabolism, malnutrition, or any chemical or anatomic condition of the digestive system that prevents normal absorption. See also inborn error of metabolism, malnutrition.

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malabsorption,

n improper absorption of nutrients, characterized by deficiency of carbohydrates, fats, minerals, proteins, and vitamins and excess fat in the stool.

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malabsorption

impaired intestinal absorption of nutrients.

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fat malabsorption

see steatorrhea.

malabsorption syndrome

a group of disorders marked by subnormal intestinal absorption of dietary constituents, and thus excessive loss of nutrients in the stool, with chronic diarrhea and weight loss; it may be due to a digestive defect, a mucosal abnormality, or lymphatic obstruction. A common disease in dogs and a major part of some of the enteric diseases of food animals. It is the pathogenesis of the diarrheas of trichostrongylosis of sheep and cattle, of the viral diarrheas of pigs and the undifferentiated chronic diarrheas of horses.

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malabsorption

GI disease A group of Sx–eg, gas, bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea due to the inability to properly absorb nutrients Etiology Cystic fibrosis–number one cause in US, abetalipoproteinemia, acrodermatitis enteropathica, biliary atresia, bovine lactalbumin intolerance–cow's milk protein, celiac disease–gluten-induced-enteropathy, sprue, juvenile pernicious anemia, lactose intolerance, parasites–Diphyllobothrium latum, Giardia lamblia, Necator americanus, Strongyloides stercoralis, soy milk protein intolerance, vitamin B₁₂ malabsorption