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Steatorrhea

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Greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces. This is a result of malabsorption of lipids in the small intestine and results in frothy foul-smelling fecal matter that floats. [ HPO:probinson ]

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database cross reference
  • SNOMEDCT_US:66187002
  • MSH:D045602
  • SNOMEDCT_US:27868004
  • UMLS:C0038238
definition

Greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces. This is a result of malabsorption of lipids in the small intestine and results in frothy foul-smelling fecal matter that floats.

has exact synonym

Greasy stools, Fatty stool, Fat in faeces, Fat in feces

id

HP:0002570

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