absorption vs malabsorption

malabsorption vs absorption

absorption and malabsorption both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
absorption	Yes	No	No	No
malabsorption	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, malabsorption is a hyponym of absorption; that is, malabsorption is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than absorption:

absorption: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
malabsorption: abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract

Other hyponyms of absorption include anabolism, constructive metabolism.

absorption (noun)	malabsorption (noun)
the mental state of being preoccupied by something	abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
complete attention; intense mental effort
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Difference between absorption and malabsorption

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