PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHY


Meaning of PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHY in English

Condition in which plasma protein is lost to excess into the intestine. This can be due to diverse causes including gluten enteropathy, extensive ulceration of the intestine, intestinal lymphatic blockage, and infiltration of leukemic cells into the intestinal wall.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.