steatorrhea meaning

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steatorrhea (noun): the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome.

Definition of steatorrhea

  1. the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome

    Type of: symptom

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in EA · 11-letter words

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