Maldigested

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of maldigest form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Poorly digested. not-comparable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From mal- + digested.

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