BOMBAY-DUCK
\bˈɒmbe͡ɪdˈʌk], \bˈɒmbeɪdˈʌk], \b_ˈɒ_m_b_eɪ_d_ˈʌ_k]\
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Idiopathic Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemias
- series of gastrointestinal disorders which share in common excessive loss protein, mainly albumin, across gut wall. occur stomach (Menetrier disease), as well the small bowel (intestinal lymphangiectases, assorted inflammatory states). They are also occasionally associated with congestive heart failure (again a bowel protein loss).