malabsorption

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmæləbˈsɔːpʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mal′əb sôrp′shən, -zôrp′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mal•ab•sorp•tion  (mal′əb sôrp′shən, -zôrp′-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyfaulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
  • mal- + absorption 1930–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
malabsorption / ˌmæləbˈsɔːpʃən -ˈzɔːp-/
  1. a failure of absorption, esp by the small intestine in coeliac disease, cystic fibrosis, etc
'malabsorption' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acanthocyte - sprue - total parenteral nutrition

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