malabsorption

See also: Malabsorption

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos?
Proto-Italic *malos
Archaic Latin malos
Latin malus
Latin maleder.
Old French mal-
English mal-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti
Proto-Italic *sorβeō
Latin sorbeō
Latin absorbeō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin absorptiōder.
English absorption
English malabsorption

    From mal- + absorption.

    Noun

    malabsorption (countable and uncountable, plural malabsorptions)

    1. The state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract.
      • 2024 October 9, Maxine Lipner, “What Does It Mean When Your Poop Floats?”, in Health‎[1], archived from the original on 10 June 2025:
        Poop that floats may sometimes point to other health issues, such as malabsorption or pancreatic-related conditions.

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    Noun

    malabsorption f (plural malabsorptions)

    1. malabsorption
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