the presence of excess fat in the stools, usually caused by disease of the pancreas or intestine, and characterized by chronic diarrhea and weight loss
Also: steatorrhoea
Word origin
[1855–60; steato- + -rrhea]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: lavabo, output, pickup, pipeline, specialiststeato- is a combining form meaning “fat,” “tallow”; used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix steato- include: steatopygia; -rrhea is a combining form meaning “flow,” “discharge,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix -rrhea include: dacryorrhea, galactorrhea, logorrhea, menorrhea, seborrhea