| short bowel syndrome |
A condition arising from surgical resection of large sections of the small intestine. Essentially, the absorptive surfaces been diminished to such a degree that patients can not maintain adequate absorption. Diarrhea, weakness and weight loss all result from this problem.
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| short bowel syndrome |
the loss of area in the intestine that causes malabsorption
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| short bowel syndrome |
a condition in which a massive resection of the bowel results in an inability of the remaining intestine to absorb sufficient nutrients.
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| short bowel syndrome |
problems related to absorbing nutrients after removal of part of the small intestine. Also called short gut syndrome.
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| shortening |
a white, flavorless, solid fat formulated for baking or deep frying; any fat used in baking to tenderize the product by shortening gluten strands.
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