Steatorrhoea
noun, Pathology.
1.
the presence of excess fat in the stools, usually caused by disease of the pancreas or intestine, and characterized by chronic diarrhea and weight loss.
steatorrhoea
/ˌstɪətəˈrɪə/
noun (pathol)
1.
a condition in which the stools are abnormally fatty
steatorrhea ste·a·tor·rhe·a or ste·a·tor·rhoe·a (stē’ə-tə-rē’ə, stē-āt’ə-)
n.
Excessive discharge of fat in the feces, as occurring in pancreatic disease and in malabsorption syndromes.
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