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steatorrhea

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌstiː.ə.təˈɹiː.ə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The presence of an excessive amount of fat in the feces

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the 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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: symptom

History

Etymology

From steato- + -rrhea.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: rasvaripuli — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • Finnish: steatorrea — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • French: stéatorrhée — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • German: Fettstuhl — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • German: Pankreasstuhl — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • German: Stearrhö — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • German: Stearrhoe — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • German: Steatorrhö — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • German: Steatorrhoe — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • Russian: стеаторе́я (steatoréja) — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • Swedish: steatorré — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces
  • Swedish: stearré — the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces