Steatorrhea

"Steatorrhea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A condition that is characterized by chronic fatty DIARRHEA, a result of abnormal DIGESTION and/or INTESTINAL ABSORPTION of FATS.

Descriptor ID	D045602
MeSH Number(s)	C06.405.469.637.887 C18.452.603.887
Concept/Terms	Steatorrhea Steatorrhea

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Diseases [C]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Intestinal Diseases [C06.405.469]
Malabsorption Syndromes [C06.405.469.637]
Steatorrhea [C06.405.469.637.887]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Metabolic Diseases [C18.452]
Malabsorption Syndromes [C18.452.603]
Steatorrhea [C18.452.603.887]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Steatorrhea".

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