Diseases that result in the malabsorption of nutrients often cause patients to have fatty or greasy diarrheal bowel movements. The evacuation of fatty or oily bowel movements is known as:

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Steatorrhea is the passage of a fatty or oily bowel movement. Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood. Hematochezia is the passage of a bloody bowel movement.

Diseases That Result in the Malabsorption of Nutrients Often Cause