HyperDic: steatorrhea

English > 1 sense of the word steatorrhea:
NOUNstatesteatorrheathe presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating
English > steatorrhea: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningThe presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome.
Broadersymptom(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Catalanesteatorrea

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