maldigest

English

Etymology

From mal- +‎ digest.

Verb

maldigest (third-person singular simple present maldigests, present participle maldigesting, simple past and past participle maldigested)

1. (medicine) To digest poorly or in a less than perfect way.
   • 1983, Mid-America: An Historical Review, page 29:

     I wouldn't want my sister to marry a Communist, and force me to maldigest my Sunday morning bagel arguing dialectics with a sectarian brother-in-law.

   • 2010, Henry P. Parkman, GI Motility Testing: A Laboratory and Office Handbook‎^[1], page 138:

     Healthy humans may maldigest or malabsorb carbohydrates.

   • 2014, Marie Dunford, Nutrition for Sport and Exercise‎^[2], page 145:

     In the United States, nearly 100 percent of Asian Americans and Native Americans maldigest lactose because their amount of lactase activity is very low.

Related terms

• maldigestion