steatorrhea

steatorrhea definition - medical

ste·a·tor·rhe·a or ste·a·tor·rhoe·a (stēˌə-tə-rēˈə, stē-ătˌə-)

noun
Excessive discharge of fat in the feces, as occurring in pancreatic disease and in malabsorption syndromes.

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