malabsorption

[ mal-uh b-sawrp-shuh n, -zawrp- ]
/ ˌmæl əbˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp- /

noun Pathology.

faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.

Origin of malabsorption

First recorded in 1930–35; mal- + absorption

British Dictionary definitions for malabsorption

malabsorption
/ (ˌmæləbˈsɔːpʃən) /

noun

a failure of absorption, esp by the small intestine in coeliac disease, cystic fibrosis, etc

Medical definitions for malabsorption

malabsorption
[ măl′əb-zôrpshən ]

n.

Defective or inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.