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English
Etymology
From mal- + digested.
Adjective
maldigested (not comparable)
- Poorly digested.
1888, Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences, volume 3, page 131:Grand Clément also speaks pointedly of the dyspeptic origin of a number of affections of the eye, especially those of an intermittent character, and traces their origin to the elaboration of toxic alkaloids, ptomanies, from the maldigested articles of food; and, from their absorption into the system, arise the numberless forms of neurasthenia, general or special.
1911 September 1, “The Treatment of Summer Diarrhoea”, in Kentucky Medical Journal, volume 9, page 773:It is important that the intestinal tract be cleaned out thoroughly so that the bacteria may be mechanically eliminated, the undigested and maldigested and putrid products removed and the mucus carried off.
2014, Stephen Hauser, Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review:However, several specific peripheral mechanisms that perturb motor and sensory functions result in symptoms of IBS, including abnormal colonic transit and rectal evacuation; intraluminal intestinal irritants, such as maldigested carbohydrates or fats, an excess of bile acids, and gluten intolerance; altered bile acid synthesis; and alterations in the intestinal microbiome.
Verb
maldigested
- simple past and past participle of maldigest