Meaning of MALABSORPTION SYNDROME

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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
	See Also:		syndrome
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		A group of symptoms such as gas, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea resulting from the body's inability to properly absorb nutrients.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		Malabsorption syndrome is a loose term describing a number of conditions which are associated with intestinal malabsorption of nutrients: diarrhea, celiac disease, Whipple's disease, bacterial overgrowth of the small bowel (blind loop syndrome), lactase deficiency (lactose intolerance), etc.