Look up: malabsorption

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   malabsorption
   [n] - abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
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   Malabsorption
   an impaired ability of the lining of the small intestine to absorb nutrients from food
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   Malabsorption
   Malabsorption is when the intestines cannot absorb nutrients properly.
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   Malabsorption
   Inability of the small intestine to absorb certain nutrient substances
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   Malabsorption
   Improper utilization of needed and available nutrients, either from impaired digestive function (such as B12 being unabsorbed because of gastritis), impaired absorption (poor Vitamin E absorption because of an inflamed ileum) or impaired transport (the diminished blood proteins of the advanced alcoholic).
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   malabsorption
   Failure of the intestine to digest or absorb food stuffs leading to diarrhoea and malnutrition.
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   Malabsorption
   Malabsorption: The impaired absorption by the intestines of nutrients from food. Malabsorption can be specific and involve sugars, fats, proteins, or vitamins. Alternatively, malabsorption can be general and nonspecific. The causes of malabsorption include cystic fibrosis (from lack of pancreatic enzymes to digest food), lactose intolerance, celiac ...
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   malabsorption
   <gastroenterology> Impaired intestinal absorption of nutrients. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   malabsorption
   noun abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
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    Malabsorption
    `Malabsorption` is a state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal(GI) tract. Impairment can be of single or multiple nutrients depending on the abnormality. This may lead to malnutrition and variety of anaemias. Some prefer to classify malabsorption clinically into three basic categories: :(1) `selective`, as seen in lactose malabsorption; :(2) `partial`, as observed in a-Beta-lipopr...
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    malabsorption
    (mal″әb-sorp´shәn) impaired intestinal absorption of nutrients.
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    malabsorption
    (from the article `digestive system disease`) Malabsorption occurs when the small intestine is unable to transport broken-down products of digestive materials from the lumen of the intestine into ... ...and zinc status may be low in protein-energy malnutrition. Even in developed countries, young children, pregnant women, the elderly, st...
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    malabsorption
    impaired intestinal absorption of nutrients.
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    malabsorption
    malabsorption Imperfect absorption (of food material by the body).
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    malabsorption
    Imperfect, inadequate, or otherwise disordered gastrointestinal absorption.
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