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malabsorption vs absorption

absorption vs malabsorption

malabsorption and absorption both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
malabsorption Yes No No No
absorption Yes No No No
As nouns, absorption is a hypernym of malabsorption; that is, absorption is a word with a broader meaning than malabsorption:
  • malabsorption: abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
  • absorption: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
Other hypernyms of malabsorption include assimilation.
malabsorption (noun) absorption (noun)
abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract the mental state of being preoccupied by something
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 malabsorption and absorption

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