short bowel syndrome

short bowel syndrome
short bowel syndrome n malabsorption from the small intestine that is marked by diarrhea, malnutrition, and steatorrhea and that results from resection of the small intestine

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short gut syndrome any of the malabsorption conditions resulting from massive resection of the small intestine, the degree and kind of malabsorption depending on the site and extent of the resection; it is characterized by diarrhea, steatorrhea, and malnutrition.

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