Malassimilation
Pronunciation : Mal`as*sim`i*la"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Mal- + assimilation.] (Physiol.) (a) Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of the food. (b) An imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials brought to them by the blood.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913