"malabsorption" meaning in English

See malabsorption in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: malabsorptions [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-? Proto-Italic *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 *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin absorptiōder. English absorption English malabsorption From mal- + absorption. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|mal-|absorption|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-? Proto-Italic *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. 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Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} malabsorption (countable and uncountable, plural malabsorptions)
  1. The state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of abnormal absorption): malabsorció [feminine] (Catalan), 吸收不良 (xīshōu bùliáng) (Chinese Mandarin), imeytymishäiriö (Finnish), malabsorbtion [feminine] (French), Malabsorption [feminine] (German), δυσαπορρόφηση (dysaporrófisi) [feminine] (Greek), malabsorción [feminine] (Spanish), malabsorption [common-gender] (Swedish)
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