malabsorption
- noun
- /ˌmæl.əbˈsɔːrp.ʃən/
- Specialized
- Up to a third of all adults have fructose malabsorption syndrome.
- malabsorption syndrome
- severe malabsorption
- malabsorption of LT4
Any of those factors can lead to some kind of malabsorption of one or the other nutrient.
- Any of those factors can lead to some kind of malabsorption of one or the other nutrient.
- The child has a malfunctioning gut and suffers from malabsorption.
- And if that's not fixed over time, then it can cause some loose stool or Constipation, which then will cause malabsorption of nutrients.
- Up to a third of all adults have fructose malabsorption syndrome.
Examples
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However, in the immunocompromised patient, the infection may result in severe protracted diarrheal disease with subsequent dehydration and malabsorption.
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Children with significant malabsorption fail to thrive.
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Any of those factors can lead to some kind of malabsorption of one or the other nutrient.
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I also have fructose malabsorption, so I cannot have fructose sugar.
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Strongyloidiasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of severe malabsorption and acute arthritis.
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In summary, we report an unusually severe case of malabsorption syndrome associated with S. stercoralis in a 69-year-old woman.
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However, most people with lactose malabsorption can tolerate 13g lactose without any symptoms (equivalent to 300ml milk or 500g yogurt).
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Many people with celiac disease experience malabsorption, leading to nutritional deficiencies.
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The doctor explained that malabsorption can result in weight loss and fatigue due to poor nutrient uptake.
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In children, malabsorption may cause developmental delays because their bodies do not absorb essential nutrients.
Synonyms
A condition where the body cannot take in nutrients from food well, causing weight loss and bloating
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition where the body cannot take in nutrients from food well, causing weight loss and bloating
How Severe
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
malabsorption = absorption (transparent) = mal + absorb + tion
The meaning is directly compositional: 'mal-' indicates bad or defective, and 'absorption' supplies the core process, so the medical sense of poor absorption is readily inferable.
Etymology
Malabsorption breaks into mal- meaning 'bad' and absorb meaning 'to take in', so imagine a sponge that should soak up water but does not. So malabsorption is when the body cannot take in the nutrients from food.