Meanings
nounmalabsorption (countable and uncountable, plural malabsorptions)
plural malabsorptions
- countableuncountableThe state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract.
Poop that floats may sometimes point to other health issues, such as malabsorption or pancreatic-related conditions.
2024 October 9, Maxine Lipner, “What Does It Mean When Your Poop Floats?”, in Health
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)mel-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)molos?
- Proto-Italic*malos
- Latinmalus
- Latinmale
- Old Frenchmal-
- Englishmal-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Italic*ap
- Latinab
- Latinab-
- Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
- Proto-Italic*sorβeō
- Latinsorbeō
- Latinabsorbeō
- Latinabsorptiō
- Englishabsorption
- Englishmalabsorption
From mal- + absorption.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan malabsorció
- malabsorcióstate of abnormal absorption
Chinese Mandarin 吸收不良
- 吸收不良 (xīshōu bùliáng)state of abnormal absorption
Finnish imeytymishäiriö
- imeytymishäiriöstate of abnormal absorption
French malabsorbtion
- malabsorbtionstate of abnormal absorption
German Malabsorption
- Malabsorptionstate of abnormal absorption
Greek δυσαπορρόφηση
- δυσαπορρόφηση (dysaporrófisi)state of abnormal absorption
Indonesian malabsorpsi
- malabsorpsistate of abnormal absorption
Spanish malabsorción
- malabsorciónstate of abnormal absorption
Swedish malabsorption
- malabsorptionstate of abnormal absorption
Cite this entry
APA
malabsorption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malabsorption
MLA
“malabsorption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malabsorption. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malabsorption,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malabsorption.
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