"maldigest" meaning in All languages combined

See maldigest on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: maldigests [present, singular, third-person], maldigesting [participle, present], maldigested [participle, past], maldigested [past]
Etymology: From mal- + digest. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|digest}} mal- + digest Head templates: {{en-verb}} maldigest (third-person singular simple present maldigests, present participle maldigesting, simple past and past participle maldigested)
  1. (medicine) To digest poorly or in a less than perfect way. Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: maldigestion

Inflected forms

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        "(medicine) To digest poorly or in a less than perfect way."
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