maldigestion

1 8.1

A problem that stops the body from breaking down food properly

noun
/ˌmæl.dɪˈdʒɛs.tʃən/

Specialized

: 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

1 8.1

indigestion

27 3.4

digestion

Specialized

29 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.