Diseases

Malabsorption Syndromes

General term for a group of MALNUTRITION syndromes caused by failure of normal INTESTINAL ABSORPTION of nutrients.

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General term for a group of MALNUTRITION syndromes caused by failure of normal INTESTINAL ABSORPTION of nutrients.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Malabsorption Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Malabsorption
  • Syndromes, Malabsorption

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

65; MALABSORPTION SYNDROME was see SPRUE 1963-64; MALABSORPTION SYNDROME, CHILDHOOD was see CELIAC DISEASE 1963-64

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Malabsorption Syndromes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008286. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008286
  2. Malabsorption Syndromes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabsorption
  3. Malabsorption Syndromes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1442923