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maldigestion

maldigestion

8.1
A problem that stops the body from breaking down food properly
  • noun
  • /ˌmæl.dɪˈdʒɛs.tʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : maldigestión
  • People with maldigestion may struggle to absorb nutrients effectively from their diet.

Examples

  • Further studies are needed to better understand demographic and health-related factors that influence the consumption or avoidance of milk, other than lactose maldigestion or lactose intolerance.

    Academic text (2005)

  • After eating a large meal, he experienced maldigestion, which left him feeling uncomfortable.

  • Maldigestion can lead to symptoms like bloating and gas after consuming certain foods.

How Impaired

malabsorption
  • Specialized
1 8.9
maldigestion
  • Specialized
8.1
indigestion
35 3.4
digestion
  • Specialized
24 2.1

Surface Forms

maldigestion singular
maldigestions plural

Morphology

maldigestion = digestion (transparent) = mal + digest + ion

Formed by adding the prefix 'mal-' (bad) to 'digestion', yielding the clear meaning 'impaired digestion'.

Etymology

Maldigestion breaks into mal- meaning 'bad' and digest meaning 'to break down' food, like in malfunction or malnutrition. So maldigestion is when the body 'badly breaks down' food and cannot digest it properly.