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What does steatorrhea mean?

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Noun
  1. (medicine) The presence of an excessive amount of fat in the feces
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Fat malabsorption or steatorrhea may be associated with cystic fibrosis, short bowel syndrome, intractable diarrhea, and severe protein calorie malnutrition.
Steatorrhea and pancreatic lesions in Neophema parrots with paramyxovirus serotype-3 infection.
Patients with chronic pancreatitis can present with persistent abdominal pain or steatorrhea, as well as severe nausea.
Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea with pancrealipase or colesevelam and association with steatorrhea.
The most common symptoms of EPI may include steatorrhea, a type of diarrhea, gas, bloating, stomach pain, frequent bowel movement and weight loss.
Steatorrhea is the excretion of an excessive amount of fat in the stool, which is diagnostic of fat malabsorption when the amount of fat in the diet is normal.

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