malassimilationn.
/ˌmaləˌsɪmᵻˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmæləˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/ Imperfect assimilation; (Medicine) = malabsorption n.
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malassimilation1857
inassimilation1885
malabsorption1932
1857 E. Rigby On Constit. Treatm. Female Dis. iii. 88 The conditions of the system, consist, firstly, of long-standing, gradually increasing, chylopoietic derangement and mal-assimilation.
1875 B. Meadows Clin. Observ. 43 ‘Eczema’,..associated with dyspepsia, mal-assimilation, and hepatic disorder.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 484 A malassimilation of oxygen by the nervous system.
1975 Postgrad. Med. Jan. 143/2 Malassimilation occurs when 75% to 95% of the exocrine pancreas has been destroyed.
1990 Jrnl. Pediatric Gastroenterol. & Nutrition 10 87/2 The malassimilation of crystalline cobalamin observed in cystic fibrosis is due to a mechanism independent from intrinsic factor secretion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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