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malabsorption

Faulty absorption of nutrients from the small intestine. It occurs in a number of diseases, including cystic fibrosis.



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The unintended nature of losing weight is what differentiates wasting and cachexia from intended or explainable weight loss as seen in starvation, anorexia nervosa, acute self-limiting illnesses or intestinal malabsorption.
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