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malassimilation

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malassimilation /mal·as·sim·i·la·tion/ (mal?ah-sim?i-la´shun)
1. imperfect, or disordered, assimilation.
2. the inability of the gastrointestinal tract to take up ingested nutrients, due to faulty digestion (maldigestion) or to impaired intestinal mucosal transport (malabsorption).
mal·as·sim·i·la·tion (ml-sm-lshn)
n.
Incomplete or imperfect assimilation of nutrients by the body.
malassimilation
1. imperfect, faulty or disordered assimilation.
2. the inability of the gastrointestinal tract to take up one or more ingested nutrients, whether due to faulty digestion (maldigestion) or to impaired intestinal mucosal transport (malabsorption).
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