Definition of Malabsorption syndrome

1. Noun. A pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea; associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic fibrosis.

Generic synonyms: Syndrome

Medical Definition of Malabsorption syndrome

1. A variety of conditions in which digestion and absorption in the small intestine are impaired. Multiple causes including lymphoma, amyloid and other infiltrations, Crohn's disease, gluten sensitive enteropathy and the sprue syndrome in which the villi atrophy for unknown reasons. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Malabsorption Syndrome

makuta
Mak protein kinase
mal
mal
mala
mala
malabar
Malabar itch
Malabar kino
Malabar leprosy
Malabo
malabsorption
malabsorption
malabsorptions
malabsorption syndrome (current term)
malabsorption syndrome (current term)
malabsorption syndromes
Malacanthidae
Malacarne
Malacarne's space
malacca
malacca
malaccas
malacca cane
Malachi
Malachias
malachite
malachite
malachites
malachite green

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