malabsorptiveadj.

1966 Gastroenterology 50 621/2 The present study was undertaken in order to evaluate the use of gelatin in the vivo assessment of proteolytic activity both in normal subjects and in patients with a variety of malabsorptive disorders.

1977 Jrnl. Pediatric Surg. 12 571 An infant is reported in whom severe malabsorptive symptoms developed shortly after birth associated with intermittent episodes of intestinal obstruction.

1986 Jrnl. Animal Sci. 63 1307 The enteropathogens infect the small intestine, which produces a secretory or malabsorptive diarrhea.

1990 P. Klass Other Women's Children v. 158 Her family history is non-contributory, including no history for cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, or other malabsorptive syndromes.

1997 Hepatogastroenterol. 44 582 Various operative procedures such as vertical banded gastroplasties, malabsorptive operations or gastric bandings have been suggested for the production of permanent weight loss.