malassimilation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of food.
  2. An imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials brought to them by the bloodstream.

Word forms

malassimilation malassimilations

Etymology

From mal- + assimilation.

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