1. The presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the faeces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome
   "The patient's steatorrhoea indicated a problem with fat absorption in the intestines";
   - steatorrhea [N. Amer]

Derived forms: steatorrhoeas

Type of: symptom

Encyclopedia: Steatorrhoea